Incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections and risk factors for acquisition among young methamphetamine users in northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Catherine G. Sutcliffe, Apinun Aramrattana, Susan G. Sherman, Bangorn Sirirojn, Danielle German, Kanlaya Wongworapat, Vu Minh Quan, Rassamee Keawvichit, David D. Celentano
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=67650004007&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59843
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

BACKGROUND:: Southeast Asia is experiencing an epidemic of methamphetamine use, a drug associated with risky sexual behaviors, putting a large segment of the population at increased risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV and in need of prevention efforts. Incidence estimates of STIs...