학술논문
HIV Prevalence, Risk, and Partner Serodiscordance Among Pregnant Women in Bangkok
Document Type
Academic Journal
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Source
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. July 1, 1998, Vol. v280 Issue n1, p49, 6 p.
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Language
ISSN
0098-7484
Abstract
Sex appears to be a common risk factor for HIV infection among pregnant women in Thailand. Researchers studied 342 HIV-positive pregnant women and 344 HIV-negative pregnant women at a hospital prenatal clinic. HIV infection was associated with more than one lifetime sexual partner, a history of sexually transmitted disease, and a partner who engages in high-risk behavior. Twenty-six percent of partners of HIV-infected women were also infected. Sex with their current sex partner, generally the husband or live-in partner, was the only risk factor for 52% of HIV-positive women.