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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-5-23
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| pubmed:abstractText |
To assess the risks for HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among young northern Thai men who have sex with men (MSM), and to examine the possible role of male same-sex behavior in the northern Thai HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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| pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Asia,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Behavior,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Bisexuals,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Diseases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/GONORRHEA,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/GOVERNMENT,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Hiv Infections--transmission,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Homosexuals,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Infections,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Measurement,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Military Personnel--men,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Political Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Prevalence,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Reproductive Tract Infections,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Report,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/SYPHILIS,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Sampling Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Sex Behavior,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Southeastern Asia,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Surveys,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/THAILAND,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Viral Diseases
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
0269-9370
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
9
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
171-6
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:otherAbstract |
PIP: In northern Thailand, baseline interviews with and blood testing for syphilis and HIV-1 antibodies of military conscripts were conducted during May-November 1993. Researchers also examined conscripts discharged in April 1993. They interviewed and tested a total of 2047 men. 134 men (6.5%) had had at least one male sex partner. (These men are referred to as MSM.) Only 4 (2.9%) had had sex with only men. The remaining 130 (97.1%) had also had female sex partners. The 134 MSM men were more likely than heterosexual men to be married (odds ratio [OR] = 2.67) and to have a girlfriend with whom they had sex (OR = 1.6). They were also more likely than heterosexual men to have ever had any sexually transmitted disease (STD) (OR = 2.71), gonorrhea (2.05), syphilis (OR = 3.17), nongonococcal urethritis (OR = 4.54), penile discharge with pus (OR = 2.47), watery penile discharge (OR = 6.24), and dysuria (OR = 2.43). The overall HIV prevalence was 12.1% (247 men). MSM men were only somewhat more likely to be HIV infected (PR = 1.51). MSM men with more than one male lifetime partner were significantly more likely to be infected with HIV than those with only one male partner (OR = 2.89). Same-sex behavior was more common among discharged men who had returned to civilian life than those were still in the military (9.3% vs. 6.5%). Discharged bi/homosexual men was the only group of Royal Thai Army current or former conscripts in which sex with men was independently associated with HIV infection (27.3% vs. 12.4% for HIV-infected heterosexual former conscripts; OR = 2.54). Among all subjects, HIV infection was associated with ever visited a female commercial sex worker (OR = 4.16) and ever had any STD (OR = 5.47), gonorrhea (OR = 3.08), syphilis (OR = 3.81), genital herpes (OR = 3.54), genital warts (OR = 3.56), and genital ulcer disease (OR = 5.59). These findings show that MSM in Northern Thailand are at high risk of STDs and HIV. HIV/STD prevention efforts should target all young Thai men and try to change high risk sexual practices.
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7718188-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
pubmed-meshheading:7718188-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7718188-HIV,
pubmed-meshheading:7718188-Homosexuality, Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7718188-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7718188-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7718188-Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:7718188-Thailand
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| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Same-sex behavior, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV risks among young northern Thai men.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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