Acceptability of male circumcision for the prevention of hiv among high-risk heterosexual men in Thailand

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 352-355

  Tieu, Hong Van ^a   Phanuphak, Nittaya ^b,c   Ananworanich, Jintanat ^c,d   Vatanparast, Rana ^e   Jadwattanakul, Tanate ^f   Pharachetsakul, Nutthasun ^b   Mingkwanrungrueng, Pravit ^b   Buajoom, Raksakul ^b   Teeratakulpisarn, Somsong ^b   Teeratakulpisarn, Nipat ^b   Methajittiphun, Pornpen ^f   Hammer, Scott M ^a   Ann Chiasson, Mary ^g   Phanuphak, Praphan ^b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^c South East Asia Research Collaboration with Hawaii ^*  (Thailand)

^d THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^e ATHENA INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^f Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital   (Thailand)

^g New York City Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953102050     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181c9963a     Document Type: Article

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