Changes in HIV prevalence among young Thai men as defined by hepatitis C co-infection as a marker for mode of transmission.
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.
Chanbancherd
Penprapa
P
Army Institute of Pathology, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand.
Paris
Robert M
RM
Torugsa
Kalyanee
K
Myint
Khin S
KS
Sangkharomya
Suebpong
S
Brown
Arthur E
AE
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
D000914:Antibodies, Viral