Rising prevalence of HIV infection and associated risk factors among young Thai Men in 2018
| Autor: | Boonsub Sakboonyarat, Ram Rangsin, Mathirut Mungthin, Julius Eleazar d.C. Jose, Kenrad E. Nelson |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Male Epidemiology Science Sexual Behavior MEDLINE Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections 030230 surgery medicine.disease_cause Article Men who have sex with men 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Prevalence Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality Male Multidisciplinary business.industry virus diseases Thailand Cross-Sectional Studies Military Personnel Risk factors Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Consistent condom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Scientific Reports Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Popis: | The prevalence of HIV among young Thai men stabilized at 0.5% from 2005 to 2011. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the male army conscripts in 2018 at 36 military training units nationwide. All new conscripts in each selected unit were invited to participate in the study. Questionnaires were used to determine risk factors to HIV infection that had been developed from related risk factors studies among young Thai men. Among 4629 participants, 44 (1.0%) HIV positive individuals were identified. The proportion subject reporting a history of sex with another man was 10.1%. The prevalence of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) was 4.0%. The proportion of consistent condom use with a male partner was 39.7%. The risk factors of HIV infection included having sex with another man, history of sexually transmitted infection and history of sex in exchange for gifts/money. Only 1.4% of MSM used pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). HIV prevention programs including PrEP in Thailand should be emphasized among MSM in both rural and urban settings. |
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