Publication: Behavioral and social issues among volunteers in a preventive HIV vaccine trial in Thailand
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2005-12-01
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15254135
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Vol.40, No.5 (2005), 592-599
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Richard A. Jenkins, Darawan Thapinta, Patricia A. Morgan, Siriluck Wongkamhaeng, Pornchai Sornsathapornkul, Valai Bussaratid, Auchara Sontirat, Punnee Pitisuttithum, Prasert Thongchareoen, Chirasak Khamboonruang, Vinai Suriyanon, Sorachai Nitayaphan, Arthur E. Brown Behavioral and social issues among volunteers in a preventive HIV vaccine trial in Thailand. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Vol.40, No.5 (2005), 592-599. doi:10.1097/01.qai.0000171725.09812.a5 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/16728
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Behavioral and social issues among volunteers in a preventive HIV vaccine trial in Thailand
Abstract
Behavioral and social issues were investigated in 363 phase I/II preventive HIV-1 vaccine trial volunteers in Thailand. These issues included risk behavior, HIV knowledge, distress, and social consequences of vaccine trial participation. Data were collected at baseline and at 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow-up visits. Volunteers reported relatively low levels of risk behaviors at baseline and at follow-up. Overtly negative reactions from family or friends were reported by 5.9%. No experiences of discrimination in employment, health care, or insurance were reported. Mean levels of distress were low throughout the trial, and HIV-related knowledge was high, although it was common to consider the possibility of HIV transmission through casual contact. Findings add to the evidence that preventive HIV vaccine trials are feasible in Thailand.