title: Changes in HIV prevalence among young Thai men as defined by hepatitis C co-infection as a marker for mode of transmission.
abstract: To obtain a better understanding of the evolving HIV-1 epidemic in Thailand, we utilized antibody to hepatitis C virus (HCV) to indicate the mode of HIV-1 transmission. Although the proportion of men with HCV co-infection increased between 1995 and 2000, the prevalence was similar, whereas the prevalence of men not co- infected decreased (1.93-0.46%). This suggests that HIV-1 infection associated with parenteral transmission has been stable despite a dramatic reduction in the sexual transmission of HIV-1.
authors.affiliation: Army Institute of Pathology, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Penprapa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chanbancherd
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: Kalyanee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Torugsa
authors.forename: Khin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Myint
authors.forename: Suebpong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sangkharomya
authors.forename: Arthur E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D015497:HIV-1; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral