Attitudes toward, and interest in, the test-and-treat strategy for HIV prevention among Thai men who have sex with men

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1298-1302

  Maek A Nantawat, Wirach ^a,b   Phanuphak, Nittaya ^a   Teeratakulpisarn, Nipat ^a   Pakam, Charnwit ^a   Kanteeranon, Thaneth ^a   Chaiya, Orathai ^a   Mansawat, Thanaporn ^a   Teeratakulpisarn, Somsong ^a   Nonenoy, Siriporn ^a   Ananworanich, Jintanat ^a,b   Phanuphak, Praphan ^a,b  

^a THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

attitudes; HIV testing; immediate antiretroviral therapy; MSM; test and treat strategy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904037947     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.911810     Document Type: Article

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