PMID- 17594139
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080702
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1090-7165 (Print)
IS  - 1573-3254 (Electronic)
IS  - 1090-7165 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 3
DP  - 2008 May
TI  - Prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV infection among men having sex 
      with men in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
PG  - 476-82
AB  - To learn more about risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 
      Vietnam and their prevalence of HIV, we conducted a study among MSM in Ho Chi 
      Minh City (HCMC) to determine HIV-1 prevalence and behaviors associated with 
      infection. This consisted of formative (35 MSM) and cross-sectional (600 MSM) 
      studies at 72 sites, including 75 transvestites, 55 bisexuals, 10 sex workers, 
      and 460 other MSM. Only 5.3% cohabited with a wife/girlfriend, but 30% reported 
      ever having sex with a female. Prevalence of HIV was 8%, ranging from 33% in sex 
      workers to 7% among transvestites and other MSM. Injecting drugs, selling sex, 
      being 20-40 years old, having less than 6 years of education, and having more 
      than five male anal sex partners in the past month were associated with being 
      HIV-infected. MSM are an HIV bridge group, and should be included in sentinel 
      surveillance. Targeted interventions should be implemented.
FAU - Nguyen, Tuan Anh
AU  - Nguyen TA
AD  - National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
FAU - Nguyen, Hien Tran
AU  - Nguyen HT
FAU - Le, Giang Truong
AU  - Le GT
FAU - Detels, Roger
AU  - Detels R
LA  - eng
GR  - D43 TW000013/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States
GR  - D43 TW000013-16/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20070627
PL  - United States
TA  - AIDS Behav
JT  - AIDS and behavior
JID - 9712133
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Catchment Area, Health
MH  - Child
MH  - *Coitus
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - HIV Infections/*epidemiology/*transmission
MH  - Homosexuality, Male/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sexual Behavior/*psychology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Vietnam/epidemiology
PMC - PMC2903539
MID - NIHMS213788
EDAT- 2007/06/28 09:00
MHDA- 2008/07/03 09:00
PMCR- 2010/07/13
CRDT- 2007/06/28 09:00
PHST- 2006/11/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2007/05/30 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2007/06/28 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/07/03 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/06/28 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/07/13 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1007/s10461-007-9267-y [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - AIDS Behav. 2008 May;12(3):476-82. doi: 10.1007/s10461-007-9267-y. Epub 2007 Jun 
      27.