Sexual practices, barriers to condom use and its consistent use among long distance truck drivers in Nigeria

AIDS Care ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Sunmola
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Long Distance

scholarly journals Sexual practices, myths and misconceptions among long distance truck drivers in North India

QJM ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 109 (7) ◽  
pp. 467-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sawal ◽  
G.D.R. Hans ◽  
G. Verma
Keyword(s):  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
North India ◽  
Long Distance

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.

scholarly journals Exploring unsafe sexual practices among truck drivers at Meerut District, India: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 547-556
Author(s):  
Ashish Pundhir ◽  
Arvind Shukla ◽  
Akhil Dhanesh Goel ◽  
Pooja Pundhir ◽  
Manoj Kumar Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Unsafe Sex ◽  
Psychoactive Substance ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Despite implementation of HIV prevention programmes for truck drivers in India, unsafe sex behavior among truck drivers has been documented. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess knowledge about HIV Transmission and modes of prevention, pattern of condom use with high risk partners and explore the practice of unsafe sex and its risk factors among truck drivers. Methods: This exploratory cross-sectional study design was conducted on a recruited convenient sample of 100 truck drivers above 18 years from March to May 2015. Binary logistic regression was used to compute unadjusted odds ratio [95% Confidence Interval] for establishing association of risk factors with unsafe sex. Results: Overall, only 7% had complete knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention. 54% of truck drivers have sex with a high risk partner (commercial sexual worker or men having sex with men) and thirty-eight percent reported unsafe sexual practices due to inconsistent condom use with them. The various risk factors found significantly associated with unsafe sex were mean age of first intercourse (OR= 0.92, 95% CI: 0.75 – 0.97), access to pornography (OR = 4.4, 95% CI: 1.8 – 10.7) and conuming psychoactive substance before sex (OR = 4.06, 95% CI: 1.09 – 15.02). Conclusion: Socio-demographic, occupational factors, pornography access and consuming psychoactive substances seems to influence the sexual behaviour of truckers. Keywords: Unsafe sex; truck drivers; psychoactive substance; HIV; AIDS.

Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Associated Risk Factors in Long-distance Truck Drivers from Allahabad, India

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Occupational driving has often been associated with a high prevalence of pain in the neck, shoulder, wrist/hand, back and knee. The present study was undertaken to find out the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and associated risk factors among long-distance truck drivers from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 108 long-distance truck drivers. They were interviewed and examined as per a pre-designed, pre-tested semi-structured interview questionnaire. Results indicate that 78% of long-distance truck drivers had musculoskeletal disorder. The most common symptoms were low back pain (40%) followed by shoulder pain (26%), knee pain (24%), and neck pain (20%). Age, education, addiction, years of work experience, hours of driving were significantly associated with musculoskeletal morbidity (P<0.001). Long-distance truck drivers with continued driving exposure have a high prevalence of a musculoskeletal disorder.

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