Incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections and risk factors for acquisition among young methamphetamine users in northern Thailand

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 284-289

  Sutcliffe, Catherine G ^a   Aramrattana, Apinun ^b   Sherman, Susan G ^a   Sirirojn, Bangorn ^b   German, Danielle ^a   Wongworapat, Kanlaya ^b   Quan, Vu Minh ^a   Keawvichit, Rassamee ^b   Celentano, David D ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GONORRHEA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THAILAND; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRISONER; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRISONERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THAILAND;

EID: 67650004007     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318191ba17     Document Type: Article

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