01092nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003000055653001000085653001200095653001100107653001100118653001900129653001100148653000900159653001300168100001600181700001700197245007500214300001000289490000700299520051800306022001400824       1999                            d  c1999 Feb10aAdaptation, Psychological10aAdult10aCulture10aFamily10aFemale10aHIV Infections10aHumans10aMale10aThailand1 aBechtel G A1 aApakupakul N00aAIDS in southern Thailand: stories of krengjai and social connections.  a471-50 v293 a<p>HIV-disease in southern Thailand has reached epidemic proportions. The declining Thai economy, coupled with social discrimination among people with the disease, has adversely affected individual, family and community krengjai. Among Thai's, krengjai is used to describe social order, avoid personal conflict, and maintain harmony in relationships. Using the framework of story, this narrative study explores the experiences of five individuals with HIV-disease and their tenuous relationship with krengjai.</p>  a0309-2402