scholarly journals Sexual Behaviors of Long-Distance Truck Drivers

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
Saroj Pachauri ◽  
Ash Pachauri ◽  
Komal Mittal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Mental Fatigue ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Truck Driver ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Haul Truck

AbstractTruck drivers are a group of recognized marginalized people who are sexually active during their long driving hours. Their exhausting working environment causing lethargy and mental fatigue stirs them to have sex (Essuon et al. in J Health Care Poor Underserved 20:40–52, 2009, [1]). Long-distance truck drivers transport goods over hundreds and even thousands of miles. They may drive flatbed rigs, which are used for carrying steel, or tankers and tractor trailers. They usually drive at night when traffic is light (American Trucking Associations in Long-haul truck driver: definition and nature of work. American Trucking Associations, Encyclopedia, 2020, [2]). Truck drivers and interstate migrants are important bridge populations for the transmission of HIV infection (Pandey et al. in AIDS 22(5):81–90, 2008, [3]).

HIV infection and associated risk factors among long–distance truck drivers travelling through Azerbaijan

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 477-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
B A Botros ◽  
Q M Aliyev ◽  
M D Saad ◽  
A A Michael ◽  
J L Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Mindfulness, sleep, and post-traumatic stress in long-haul truck drivers

Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
Jenni M. Wise ◽  
Karen Heaton ◽  
Mona Shattell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Haul Truck ◽  
Mental Health Care Utilization

BACKGROUND: The high stress culture and demands associated with long-haul truck driving place truckers at risk for mental health and sleep disorders, and thereby, increased risk for accidents, injuries, and fatality. Hours-of-service regulations have proven insufficient as a stand-alone intervention to protect the welfare of long-haul truckers, impacting those working in the industry and those sharing our nation’s roads. Interventions to increase mindfulness have been used across occupational and personal domains to improve sleep quality, mental health, awareness of the environment, and reaction time. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between sleep, mental health, health care utilization, and mindfulness in long-haul truck drivers in the United States. METHODS: Participants (N = 140) were recruited to complete a web-based survey. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and regression analysis were used to examine variables of interest. RESULTS: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomology and daytime sleepiness predicted mental health care utilization in the past year. Mindfulness was inversely correlated with PTSD symptomology, however in the full regression model, mindfulness failed to predict mental health care utilization. CONCLUSIONS: Occupational health professionals should utilize mindfulness screenings as an adjunctive component to traditional mental health screenings and refer drivers for advanced care as appropriate.

scholarly journals Key advertising components and media channels for recruiting long haul drivers

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-44
Author(s):  
Marla B Royne ◽  
Carol C Beinstock ◽  
Tracy Anna Cosenza
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Large Volume ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Truck Driver ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Payment Schedule ◽  
Effective Advertising ◽  
Trucking Companies ◽  
Media Channels

This research examines how trucking companies can develop effective advertising media and messages for reaching and recruiting qualified long distance long distance truck drivers. Long distance truck driver candidates seem most interested in competitive pay, paid vacation, a weekly payment schedule (along with direct deposit), assigned equipment, 24/7 dispatch, a large volume of hub group freight, and flexible home time. To reach this audience and its needs, we suggest advertisements emphasizing these benefits be placed on the Internet and social media sites, as well as in selected professional magazines frequented by truck drivers searching for jobs.

Why do long distance truck drivers work extremely long hours?

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H Belzer ◽  
Stanley A Sedo
Keyword(s):  
Labour Supply ◽  
The United States ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Supply Curve ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Bus Drivers ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Jel Codes ◽  
Haul Truck

While other research has shown that higher paid truck and bus drivers are safer, this is the first study showing why higher paid drivers are safer. We estimate the labour supply curve for long-haul truck drivers in the United States, applying two-stage least squares regression to a national survey of truck drivers. We start with the standard model of the labour supply curve and then develop two novel extensions of it, incorporating pay level and pay method, and testing the target earnings hypothesis. We distinguish between long-haul and short-haul jobs driving commercial motor vehicles. Truck and bus drivers choose between long-distance jobs requiring very long hours of work away from home and short-distance jobs generally requiring fewer hours. The labour supply curve exhibits a classic backward bending shape, reflecting drivers’ preference to work until they reach target earnings. Above target earnings, at a ‘safe rate’ for truck drivers, they trade labour for leisure, working fewer hours, leading to greater highway safety. Drivers work fewer hours at a higher pay rate and likely have less fatigue. Pay rates also have implications for driver health because worker health deteriorates as working time exceeds 40 hours. JEL Codes: I14, J28, J33, J88, L92, M55

HIV Infection in Long-Distance Truck Drivers in a Low Income Setting in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Obioma Azuonwu ◽  
Osaro Erhabor ◽  
Nnenna Frank-Peterside
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Low Income Setting

scholarly journals Prevalence of HIV infection and sexual practices among long distance truck drivers

10.3823/2378 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo ◽  
Aline Silva Santos ◽  
David Bernar Oliveira Guimarães ◽  
Tatyanne Silva Rodrigues ◽  
Lia Rakel Rocha De Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Rapid Test ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Blood Collection ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stable Relationship

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of Human immunodeficiency virus infection and sexual practices of truck drivers who travel through a capital of the Northeast of Brazil. Methodology: Cross-sectional study carried out from May to September 2013 with 384 truck drivers. Data were collected through application of forms and a rapid test with blood collection for detection of viral antibodies. Results: It was observed that 100% of respondents were male, 57.5% had age between 31 and 50 years, 69% were married or had a stable relationship and 58.6% were living in the Northeast. The identified risk factors were: low education (50%); alcohol use (69.5%); multiple sexual partners (50.3%); lack of use or sporadic use of condoms (56.3%). The HIV prevalence detected among truck drivers was 0.8%. Conclusion: The risk factors present among truckers indicate vulnerability to HIV infection by exposing to contamination, as well as contributing to spread of the virus in the general population.

Long Distance Truck Drivers in India: HIV Infection and Their Possible Role in Disseminating HIV into Rural Areas

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yadu Nath Singh ◽  
Anand Narayan Malaviya
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Aids Awareness ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Hiv Aids

In this study, a large number of truck drivers were found to be having sex with the prostitutes in rural areas along the highways of India. Some were having sex with men also. HIV/AIDS awareness and condom use was poor among them. Three out of 302 truck drivers were found to be infected with HIV. The truck drivers could play an important role in the spread of the infection in rural India.

Safe rates and unpaid labour: Non-driving pay and truck driver work hours

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 532-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiko Kudo ◽  
Michael H Belzer
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implication ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Truck Driver ◽  
Jel Codes ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Unpaid Labour ◽  
Haul Truck

In the trucking industry, truck drivers’ duties include not only driving trucks but also non-driving labor. However, non-driving work is not necessarily paid. This article analyses how the payment for non-driving duties (non-driving pay) affects truck drivers’ work hours. Using the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Long-Haul Truck Driver survey, the study finds that remunerating drivers for non-driving duties decreases drivers’ work hours. Drivers who are paid for their non-driving labor may reach their target earnings in fewer work hours, leading them to refrain from working extremely long hours and more willingly comply with working time regulations. The policy implication is that paying for non-driving labor can prevent drivers from working excessively long hours, mitigating fatigue, and consequent accidents. Thus, pay for non-driving labor may enhance their safety and health.JEL Codes: J33, J28, J31

45. Education at distance: Broadcasting ECG rounds to Southeastern Ontario (BESO Project). An innovative approach for teaching electrocardiography

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Baranchuk ◽  
G. Dagnone ◽  
P. Fowler ◽  
M. N. Harrison ◽  
L. Lisnevskaia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Medicine Clerkship ◽  
Time Problem ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ecg Interpretation

Electrocardiography (ECG) interpretation is an essential skill for physicians as well as for many other health care professionals. Continuing education is necessary to maintain these skills. The process of teaching and learning ECG interpretation is complex and involves both deductive mechanisms and recognition of patterns for different clinical situations (“pattern recognition”). The successful methodologies of interactive sessions and real time problem based learning have never been evaluated with a long distance education model. To evaluate the efficacy of broadcasting ECG rounds to different hospitals in the Southeastern Ontario region; to perform qualitative research to determine the impact of this methodology in developing and maintaining skills in ECG interpretation. ECG rounds are held weekly at Kingston General Hospital and will be transmitted live to Napanee, Belleville, Oshawa, Peterborough and Brockville. The teaching methodology is based on real ECG cases. The audience is invited to analyze the ECG case and the coordinator will introduce comments to guide the case through the proper algorithm. Final interpretation will be achieved emphasizing the deductive process and the relevance of each case. An evaluation will be filled out by each participant at the end of each session. Videoconferencing works through a vast array of internet LANs, WANs, ISDN phone lines, routers, switches, firewalls and Codecs (Coder/Decoder) and bridges. A videoconference Codec takes the analog audio and video signal codes and compresses it into a digital signal and transmits that digital signal to another Codec where the signal is decompressed and retranslated back into analog video and audio. This compression and decompression allows large amounts of data to be transferred across a network at close to real time (384 kbps with 30 frames of video per second). Videoconferencing communication works on voice activation so whichever site is speaking has the floor and is seen by all the participating sites. A continuous presence mode allows each site to have the same visual and audio involvement as the host site. A bridged multipoint can connect between 8 and 12 sites simultaneously. This innovative methodology for teaching ECG will facilitate access to developing and maintaining skills in ECG interpretation for a large number of health care providers. Bertsch TF, Callas PW, Rubin A. Effectiveness of lectures attended via interactive video conferencing versus in-person in preparing third-year internal medicine clerkship students for clinical practice examinations. Teach Learn Med 2007; 19(1):4-8. Yellowlees PM, Hogarth M, Hilty DM. The importance of distributed broadband networks to academic biomedical research and education programs. Acad Psychaitry 2006;30:451-455

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