Factors associated with HIV testing history and returning for HIV test results among men who have sex with men in Thailand

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 693-701

  Wimonsate, Wipas ^a   Naorat, Sathapana ^a   Varangrat, Anchalee ^a   Phanuphak, Praphan ^b   Kanggarnrua, Kamolset ^c   McNicholl, Janet ^a,d   Akarasewi, Passakorn ^a   Van Griensven, Frits ^a,d  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^c Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand   (Thailand)

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

Author keywords

HIV testing; HIV AIDS; Men who have sex with men; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959931922     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9755-3     Document Type: Article

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