HIV voluntary counseling and testing and HIV incidence in male injecting drug users in northern Thailand: Evidence of an urgent need for HIV prevention

• Main Authors: Surinda Kawichai, David D. Celentano, Tassanai Vongchak, Chris Beyrer, Vinai Suriyanon, Myat Htoo Razak, Namtip Srirak, Kittipong Rungruengthanakit, Jaroon Jittiwutikarn
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33645293500&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61901
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), an important strategy for HIV prevention and care, has been available in all government hospitals in Thailand since 1992. We assessed factors associated with HIV testing, its uptake, and estimates of HIV incidence after HIV testing among male northern Thai...