Risk Behaviours and Comprehension among Intravenous Drug Users Volunteered for HIV Vaccine Trial
PUNNEE PITISUTTITHUM, M.B.B.S., D.T.M & H, F.R.C.P.T. *, SRICHAROEN MIGASENA,M.D.,Ph.D.,F.R.C.P.T.,D.T.M. & H.*, AEIMSRI LAOTHAI, B.Sc.**, PRA VAN SUNTHARASAMAI, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.T., D.C.M.T. *, CHANCHAI KUMPONG, M.D., M.P.H.**, SUPHAK V ANICHSENI, M.D.*
Affiliation : * Vaccine Trial Centre & Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol Uni- versity, Bangkok 10400, ** Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Bangkok 10100, Thailand.
Abstract Out of 91 volunteers enrolled for the HIV vaccine trial, only 33 volunteers were eligible for vaccination. Of 33 volunteers recruited, 59 per cent of them had incomes of more than 5,000 Baht/ month. The median duration of drug addicts was 15 years (range 1-26 years) and 42 per cent never used condoms during sexual intercourse. As far as consent comprehension was concerned, all of them understood.
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