Document 2464
 DOCN  M94A2464
 TI    Sexual risk behavior among injecting drug users in Bangkok, 1989 vs.
       1993.
 DT    9412
 AU    Vanichseni S; Des Jarlais DC; Choopanya K; Raktham S; Friedmann P;
       Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):298 (abstract no. PC0121). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370111
 AB    OBJECTIVE: Efforts to reduce the sexual risk behavior of injecting drug
       users (IDUs) in Bangkok have continued since shortly after the rapid
       spread of HIV in this group in 1988. There also have been recent
       programs to reduce sexual risk behavior among the entire population. We
       compared sexual risk behavior among IDUs in 1989 and 1993. METHODS: Risk
       behavior-HIV seroprevalence surveys were conducted among IDUs recruited
       from Bangkok drug treatment programs in 1989 (n = 601) and in 1993 (n =
       200). RESULTS: Demographic and drug use characteristics of IDUs were
       similar over time, with the exception of an increase in mean age from 30
       yrs. to 32 yrs. There were strong similarities in sexual risk behavior
       patterns over time. 61% in 1989 and 65% in 1993 reported either sexual
       abstinence or always using condoms in the 6 months prior to interview.
       38% and 36% reported sex with a primary partner in the 6 months prior to
       interview, of these 12% and 11% reported always using condoms. 14% and
       13% reported sex with casual partners, of these 35% and 52% reported
       always using condoms. None of these differences were statistically
       significant. CONCLUSIONS: Despite increased prevention program efforts,
       a modest amount of sexual risk behavior has remained among IDUs in
       Bangkok over the last four years.
 DE    Adult  Human  HIV Infections/*TRANSMISSION  HIV Seroprevalence  Risk
       Factors  *Sex Behavior  Substance Abuse, Intravenous/*COMPLICATIONS
       Thailand/EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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