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Old 9th August 2008, 08:08 PM
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HIV among gays in Bangkok

According to the most recent scientific survey published in AIDS conference 2008: By 2007 around 31% of gay men in Bangkok were already HIV positive, with increase by 5% per year over prior past few years. These are very alarming numbers.
Here is the link to the full article:

http://aidsmap.com/en/news/3E2E005C-...785AFDE2FB.asp

So, please be careful. Please only safe sex...Condoms safe lives...
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Old 9th August 2008, 11:28 PM
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This statistic keeps being repeated over and over but is based on very small sample sizes from highly selective populations. Yes, we should be careful (as always) but to go around believing that one in every three gay guys we meet is HIV+ defies common sense
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Old 20th October 2008, 12:10 AM
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-- The current issue of the weekly & freebie BK. Magazine - #258., 17 oct 08. - has several articles about MSM. and allied topics of possible interest, incl. a short list of where to go for HIV./AIDS. Testing, Couselling and so on.
- web: Home | BKMagazine.com

-- For those unable to obtain or to download the above I can provide the a/m. list of places etc., wch. may be given then to one's companions.

-- Usual disclaimer. -- Bibi.. --
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Old 20th October 2008, 01:46 AM
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According to the most recent scientific survey published in AIDS conference 2008
This is the same survey, based on a very very small and skewed sample size, that keeps being reported over and over and over. Assuming that I am HIV-, it means that roughly one in two of every homosexuals I meet is HIV+ .
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Old 20th October 2008, 05:33 PM
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I am not sure if you all referring to the same study. The one I mentioned in my original post concluded recruiting in January 2008. So not much time has passed since then for it to be reported again, again, and again. It was presented in the International AIDS conference this summer in Mexico city, not year or 2 ago. The size of sample was more than 1200. This is not a small sample for statistical purposes.
I guess we can always ignore facts if we did not like them. But this would be at our own risk/peril. You can ignore facts, they would not ignore you.

Here is a summary of the study design.

In the current study, a cohort of 1,292 Bangkok MSM was recruited, who will be followed at four monthly intervals over a three year period. Recruitment began in April 2006, and was completed by January 2008. Participants are all Thai nationals, male at birth, resident in the Bangkok area, aged 18 or over, and have had anal or oral sex with a man in the six months before recruitment. Participants were recruited from the sexual health clinic where follow up visits were conducted, through a web site, from a range of bars, saunas and parks used by MSM, and through community organisations.
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Old 23rd June 2009, 12:59 AM
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-- In the Educational Supplement of today's, (23rd.), BKK. Post. 'paper. is an article about sex education: particularly for the adolescents and the efforts of a UN. Agency to help teen-agers become MORE aware of sex, its problems, consequences and so on and so forth.
- An English:Thai web-site is mentioned, as also is an e-mail address -

http://www.hs-db.net/eng/index.php
p.bergstrom@unescobkk.org

- Possibly helpful information for our Thai friends and for us?

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Old 2nd October 2009, 08:27 PM
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-- In the current issue of the freebie mag. Thai Puan - #30. - is a Kingdomwide listing of 'Anonymous Clinics in Thailand.'.
- I notice that the flg. clinic is not included -
Phys. Examin'n. Unit,
BKK. Christian Hospital,
Tnn. Si Lom,
Bang rak, BKK. 10500..
- BTS.: Sala Daeng,(S2.),;
- tel.: (02)-634 2917.;
- web: คลินิกชุมชนสีลม
- e-mail: Drz@tuc.or.th
-- NB.: I see that the a/m. web-page is in Thai - Google translator, amongst others, can translate into most other & major languages

-- Further info. available from -
1.- Thai Red Cross Anon. Clinic;
- tel.: (02)-256 4107-09.;
- web: เอดส์ : ศูนย์วิจัยโรคเอดส์ สภากาชาดไทย
-- NB.: the a/m. web-site is in Thai, but there is a 'Translate.' box on the 'Home' page that will translate into English at the click of a mouse!
2.- HIV-NAT
- tel.: (02)-652 3040.;
- web: HIVNAT.ORG
3.- web: http://www.thai-msh.com
- source: posters in Soi Twilight;
-- NB.: the site is in Thai, but Google Translator, or others & similar, will translate into other languages;

-- Thai Puan does not appear to have its own web-site; but contact may be made as shewn -
- tel.: (086)-0343534
- e-mail: Thaipuan@hotmail.com

-- E&OE.. -- Usual disclaimer. --
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