Psychosocial Health Conditions and HIV Prevalence and Incidence in a Cohort of Men Who have Sex with Men in Bangkok, Thailand: Evidence of a Syndemic Effect

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2089-2096

  Guadamuz, T E ^a,b   McCarthy, K ^c   Wimonsate, W ^c   Thienkrua, W ^c   Varangrat, A ^c   Chaikummao, S ^c   Sangiamkittikul, A ^c   Stall, R D ^b   van Griensven, F ^d,e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Centers for Disease Control CDC Thailand Field Station   (Thailand)

^d THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THAILAND; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84919415083     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0826-8     Document Type: Article

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