Awareness about antiretroviral treatment, intentions to use condoms, and decisions to have an HIV test among rural northern lowland Thai and ethnic minority young adults

• Main Authors: Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai, David D. Celentano, Surasing Visaruratana, Surinda Kawichai, Monjun Wichajarn, Becky Genberg, Chonlisa Chariyalertsak, Michal Kulich, Suwat Chariyalertsak
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77952255889&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51090
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Young adults aged 18 to 32 years were randomly selected from a household probability sample participating in Project Accept in the remote areas of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand in 2005. Among 2989 respondents, 44.4% had never heard of antiretroviral treatment (ART). Lack of awareness of A...