Drug use and the risk of HIV infection amongst injection drug users participating in an HIV vaccine trial in Bangkok, 1999-2003

• Main Authors: Michael Martin, Suphak Vanichseni, Pravan Suntharasamai, Philip A. Mock, Frits van Griensven, Punnee Pitisuttithum, Jordan W. Tappero, Sithisat Chiamwongpaet, Udomsak Sangkum, Dwip Kitayaporn, Marc Gurwith, Kachit Choopanya
• Other Authors: Thailand Ministry of Public Health
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/29620
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: HIV spread rapidly amongst injecting drug users (IDUs) in Bangkok in the late 1980s. In recent years, changes in the drugs injected by IDUs have been observed. We examined data from an HIV vaccine trial conducted amongst IDUs in Bangkok during 1999-2003 to describe drug injection practic...