Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Vertically HIV-Infected Adolescents in Northern Thailand
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Risk-taking behaviors among vertically HIV-infected adolescents in northern Thailand.
PURPOSE To examine risk-taking behaviors and HIV self-disclosure among vertically HIV-infected adolescents in northern Thailand. METHODS A quantitative survey was conducted from 2007 to 2008 at 2 pediatric HIV clinics in northern Thailand among vertically HIV-infected adolescents aged > or =13 years, with disclosed HIV status. The survey assessed sociodemographics, substance use, sexual behav...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1545-1097
DOI: 10.1177/1545109709341082