Im-em, WassanaSuwannarat, Gary2019-09-252019-09-252011-06-162002-01-16http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/179154"Thailand s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, globally acknowledged for confronting the basic issues, nonetheless was slow out of the starting gate and remains uneven. Not until several years after the epidemic emerged did the government undertake a national program, including the establishment of National HIV Sentinel Surveillance surveys to monitor the progress of the epidemic and guide subsequent government policy and actions. While the national response to the epidemic is well documented (see Poocharoen, 1998 and Porapakkham, n.d.), less is known about how individuals, families and communities cope with and respond to the challenges presented by HIV/AIDS, particularly outside the much-studied Northern Region. This paper attempts to redress this gap. It begins by briefly reviewing the influence of the on-going social transformation in relation to the AIDS epidemic in Thailand. Subsequently, the paper explores the situation of AIDS by region and argues that limited information is known about Thai responses to HIV/AIDS outside the Upper North region where the epidemic is severest. The paper next explores changes in behavior undertaken by individuals to prevent infection, how people living HIV/AIDS (PHA) respond after being infected, and addresses how families adjust to infection of family member(s) with HIV/AIDS. The concluding section describes how communities react and respond to PHAs and how the communities utilize resources to support people affected by HIV/AIDS."(pg 3)engWith permission of the license/copyright holderAIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromeindividual ethicsfamily policyCommunity ethicsLifestyle ethicsSocial ethicsFamily ethicsSexual orientation/genderEducation and ethicsMinority ethicsPreprint