Reference
Glossary
48 terms that recur across the country and city pages, defined without euphemism. Includes statutory names, jurisdiction- specific vocabulary (soapland, room salon, one-woman brothel, yellow card), industry vocabulary (bar fine, KTV, fuzoku), and named organisations (DSC Clinic, Empower Foundation, SWASH, COSWAS).
Showing 2 terms in Global starting with P.
PEPGlobalEnglish (medical)
Post-exposure prophylaxis. A 28-day antiretroviral regimen that must be started within 72 hours of HIV exposure (ideally within 24 hours). Available at major hospital emergency departments and at most regional reference STI clinics.
PrEPGlobalEnglish (medical)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis. Daily or on-demand HIV-prevention antiretroviral. Thailand has the most developed foreigner-accessible PrEP programme in the region (Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre Anonymous Clinic, Bangkok).
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