Evidence of an explosive epidemic of HIV infection in a cohort of men who have sex with men in Thailand

AIDS

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 825-832

  Van Griensven, Frits ^a,b,c   Thienkrua, Warunee ^b   Mcnicholl, Janet ^a,b   Wimonsate, Wipas ^b   Chaikummao, Supaporn ^b   Chonwattana, Wannee ^b   Varangrat, Anchalee ^b   Sirivongrangson, Pachara ^b   Mock, Philip A ^b   Akarasewi, Pasakorn ^b   Tappero, Jordan W ^d  

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

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

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

Author keywords

AIDS; Bangkok; HIV; Male homosexuality; South east asia; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; NITRATE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EPIDEMIC; FOLLOW UP; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL HISTORY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THAILAND; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876407535     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835c546e     Document Type: Article

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