High hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vietnam and associated risk factors: 2010 Vietnam Integrated Behavioural and Biologic Cross-Sectional Survey

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 542-549

  Nadol, Patrick ^a,b   O'Connor, Siobhan ^a   Duong, Hao ^a   Mixson Hayden, Tonya ^a   Tram, Tran Hong ^c   Xia, Guo Liang ^a   Kaldor, John ^b   Law, Matthew ^b   Nguyen, Tuan ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

GAY MEN; HEPATITIS C; HIV

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; CONDOM USE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX WORKER; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; VIET NAM; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84963984741     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052518     Document Type: Review

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