HIV-1 in ethnic Shan migrant workers in northern Thailand
- 1 April 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in AIDS
- Vol. 16 (6) , 929-931
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200204120-00015
Abstract
Northern Thailand has one of the highest rates of HIV-1 infection in Southeast Asia. It is also home to a large number of Burmese migrants, believed to be at high risk of HIV. Our 1999 survey of 429 Burmese migrant workers of Shan ethnic origin in Chiang Mai province found a 4.9% rate of HIV-1 prevalence (5.7% men, 3.8% women). This figure is almost double that of comparable population groups in Chiang Mai, e.g. pregnant women and military recruits. HIV prevention programmes are urgently needed for this vulnerable population.Keywords
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