Thai language skill and HIV counseling among hilltribe people: a hospital-based study in Chiang Rai.
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en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-42025
ABSTRACT
Twenty-nine hilltribe individuals from 6 different ethnic groups were among a group of 70 patients included in an investigation of interactions between HIV-1 virus infection and common tropical illnesses. Approximately half of the hilltribe subjects (14/29) required the aid of an interpreter for HIV counseling because they could neither speak nor understand the Thai language. The 5 HIV seropositive hilltribe individuals were younger than their seronegative counterparts (26 vs 37 years respectively; p < 0.05) and had less need of an interpreter (0% vs 58% respectively; p < 0.05). Inability to speak and understand Thai limits the access of some ethnic minority subjects to HIV counseling, testing and education.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Población Rural
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Tailandia
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Etnicidad
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Infecciones por VIH
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Barreras de Comunicación
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Adulto
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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