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标题：Sexual Risk Behaviors of Male Current and Ex-opiate Users in Chiang Rai, Thailand
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作者：Pathom Sawanpanyalert ; Saiyud Moolphate ; Pornpimon Saksoong 等
期刊名称：Journal of Epidemiology
印刷版ISSN：0917-5040
电子版ISSN：1349-9092
出版年度：2002
卷号：12
期号：5
页码：345-350
DOI：10.2188/jea.12.345
出版社：Japan Epidemiological Association
摘要：Injecting drug use and unsafe sexual practice are both considered major risk factors for HIV infection. This study reports sexual behaviors among male "current" (i.e. using heroin and/or opium at least once in the past 3 months) and "ex-" opiate users in Chiang Rai province in Northern Thailand. Between January 1999 and August 2000, 206 male opiate users were recruited by mail callback. Of the 206 drug users, 89 (43.2%) could be classified as current users. Current users did not differ from ex-users, except for educational level and ethnicity. Current and ex-opiate users showed no difference in number of regular sexual partners, proportion of having sex with commercial and non-commercial sex partners, and reported histories of sexually transmitted diseases. This study suggests that the importance of sexual risk behaviors in HIV transmission cannot be ignored in both current and ex-opiate users. J Epidemiol 2002;12:345-350.
关键词：HIV;opiate users;sexual behaviors;Thailand