| Literature DB >> 29336591 |
Wasana Prasitsuebsai1, Chuenkamol Sethaputra2, Pagakrong Lumbiganon3, Rawiwan Hansudewechakul4, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit5, Khanh Huu Truong6, Lam Van Nguyen7, Kamarul Azahar Mohd Razali8, Nik Khairulddin Nik Yusoff9, Moy Siew Fong10, Sirinya Teeraananchai1, Jintanat Ananworanich11,12,13,14, Nicolas Durier2,15.
Abstract
We studied behavioral risks among HIV-infected and uninfected adolescents using an audio computer-assisted self-interview. A prospective cohort study was initiated between 2013 and 2014 in Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. HIV-infected adolescents were matched to uninfected adolescents (4:1) by sex and age group (12-14 and 15-18 years). We enrolled 250 HIV-infected (48% male; median age 14.5 years; 93% perinatally infected) and 59 uninfected (51% male; median age 14.1 years) adolescents. At enrollment, HIV-infected adolescents were on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for a median (IQR) of 7.5 (4.7-10.2) years, and 14% had HIV-RNA >1000 copies/mL; 19% reported adherence <80%. Eighty-four (34%) HIV-infected and 26 (44%) uninfected adolescents reported having ever smoked cigarettes or drunk alcohol (p = 0.13); 10% of HIV-infected and 17% of uninfected adolescents reported having initiated sexual activity; 6 of the HIV-infected adolescents had HIV-RNA >1000 copies/mL. Risk behaviors were common among adolescents, with few differences between those with and without HIV.Entities:
Keywords: Asia; HIV; adherence; adolescents; stigma
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29336591 PMCID： PMC5912939 DOI： 10.1080/09540121.2018.1425363
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Care ISSN： 0954-0121