       Document 0517
 DOCN  M9640517
 TI    Declining prevalence of HIV-1 infection in young Thai men.
 DT    9604
 AU    Mason CJ; Markowitz LE; Kitsiripornchai S; Jugsudee A; Sirisopana N;
       Torugsa K; Carr JK; Michael RA; Nitayaphan S; McNeil JG; Armed Forces
       Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok,; Thailand.
 SO    AIDS. 1995 Sep;9(9):1061-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96085722
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate trends in HIV-1 seroprevalence in Thailand.
       DESIGN: HIV-1 serosurvey of successive cohorts of young Thai men
       entering service with the Royal Thai Army (RTA) between November 1989
       and November 1994. METHODS: In November 1989, the RTA Medical Department
       began routine HIV-1-antibody screening of men who were selected by
       lottery for conscription. Between November 1989 and November 1994,
       311,108 young men were screened at induction. Demographic data were
       collected between November 1991 and May 1993 and again in November 1994.
       RESULTS: The seroprevalence of HIV-1 among conscripts nationwide
       increased rapidly from 0.5% in 1989 to 3.5% in 1992 and reached 3.7% in
       1993. In 1994, the overall prevalence decreased to 3.0%. The decrease
       was greatest in the upper North (from 12.4% in 1992 to 7.9% in 1994),
       where the prevalence has been the highest. However, decreases were
       observed in men from all regions of residence in the country, from both
       rural and urban areas, and at all educational levels. CONCLUSIONS: The
       decline in prevalence suggests declining incidence and that HIV control
       programs in Thailand are having an impact on the HIV epidemic.
 DE    Adult  Cohort Studies  *Developing Countries  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL  HIV
       Seroprevalence/*TRENDS  *HIV-1  Incidence  Male  Military
       Personnel/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Rural Population/STATISTICS & NUMER
       DATA  Thailand/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Urban Population/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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