Indicators for sexual HIV transmission risk among people in Thailand attending HIV care: The importance of positive prevention

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-41

  Tunthanathip, P ^a   Lolekha, R ^b,e   Bollen, L J M ^b   Chaovavanich, A ^a   Siangphoe, U ^b   Nandavisai, C ^b   Suksripanich, O ^b   Sirivongrangson, P ^c   Wiratchai, A ^a   Inthong, Y ^a   Eampokalap, B ^a   Ausavapipit, J ^a   Akarasewi, P ^b   Fox, K K ^b,d  

^a Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute   (Thailand)

^b Centers for Disease Control CDC Thailand Field Station   (Thailand)

^c Bureau of AIDS   (Thailand)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; GONORRHEA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; THAILAND; TRICHOMONIASIS; UNSAFE SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; THAILAND; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449163970     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.032532     Document Type: Article

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