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. 2021 Apr 8;11(1):7796.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87474-7.

Rising prevalence of HIV infection and associated risk factors among young Thai Men in 2018

Julius Eleazar dC Jose  1   2 , Boonsub Sakboonyarat  3 , Mathirut Mungthin  4 , Kenrad E Nelson  5 , Ram Rangsin  6
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Rising prevalence of HIV infection and associated risk factors among young Thai Men in 2018

Julius Eleazar dC Jose et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

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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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Prevalence of HIV infection among participants by region and type of area (rural vs. urban) of residence 2 years before induction.
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