Sexual lifestyle of long distance lorry drivers in India: questionnaire survey

Rao, Kootikuppala Surya; Pilli, R D; Rao, Aditi; Chalam, P S

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“…Though they knew that the use of condoms can prevent the transmission/acquisition of STDs, only 32% had ever used condoms despite the fact that 61% admitted to visiting prostitutes. 9 Similar reports [10][11] have identified drivers, especially those covering inter-regional long distances, as clients of prostitutes at truck stops along their routes. A high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida albicans, Neisseria gonorrhoea, Chlamydia trachomatis, bacterial vaginosis and active syphilis were detected in prostitutes operating at truck stops in the Kwazulu-Natal area of South Africa.…”

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Sexual Behaviour, HIV-Related Knowledge and Condom Use by Intra-City Commercial Bus Drivers and Motor Park Attendants in Lagos, Nigeria

Ekanem

Afolabi

Nuga³

et al. 2005

African Journal of Reproductive Health

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A study was undertaken among 395 intra-city commercial bus drivers, conductors and motor park attendants in a sub-urban community in Lagos, Nigeria. It was aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge of the participants on sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS, their sexual practices and perceived vulnerability to these diseases and, in particular, their attitude to and use of condoms. A semi-structured interview schedule was used for data collection. The men were found to have a strongly woven network of sexual relationships. Their sexual network included, apart from their wives and regular partners, commercial sex workers, young female hawkers, schoolgirls, and market women within and outside the motor parks. More than two thirds (74.3%) of the men had multiple sex partners and many of them had had sexually transmitted diseases at one time or another. Condom ever-use rate was 65.6% but consistent and regular use rate with casual partners was 11.6%. Almost all the respondents (96.4%) knew themselves to be at high risk of contracting STDs, while 87.6% felt that it was impossible for them to "catch" AIDS. Poor knowledge of risk factors for STDs was exhibited, as many of them attributed their previous STDs to excessive exposure to the sun, having sex in the sun, and their partners remaining in the bath for too long. Intra-city commercial bus operators and men at motor parks are a high risk group for acquiring HIV infection. Their sexual networking with a variety of women within and outside the parks also seems to suggest that they play a major role in transmitting HIV infection in urban communities in Nigeria. There is a need for intervention programmes with a focus on men at motor parks and similar high risk groups.

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Sexual Behaviour, HIV-Related Knowledge and Condom Use by Intra-City Commercial Bus Drivers and Motor Park Attendants in Lagos, Nigeria

Ekanem

Afolabi

Nuga³

et al. 2005

African Journal of Reproductive Health

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“…Similar results in terms of history of multiple sex partners including FSWs (80% -95%) [28]- [30] and consistent condom use (2% -14%) [28] [30] were observed in studies undertaken towards the end of 1990s. During this period, studies focusing on sexual behaviors attempted to explore mainly the history of multiple sex partners which is a measure of cumulative risk, and did not stress much on measuring sexual behaviors in recent past [23] [24] [27]- [29]. An exception was a large-scale survey among truckers in 2000 which concluded that nearly one-third of the truckers had sex with FSWs in the past one year preceding the survey [31].…”

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An Appraisal of Sexual Behaviors, STI/HIV Prevalence, and HIV Prevention Programs among Truckers in India: A Critical Literature Review

Sahu¹,

Pandey²,

Mishra³

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“…This may provoke them for development of sexual promiscuous behaviour. Though no such study has been reported, on the basis of studies on the long distance truck drivers [7][8][9][10] carried out all over the world suggest that working away from the family and separation from the family may contribute to the development of sexually transmitted diseases due to the development of sexual risky behaviour.…”

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Role of occupation as a risk factor for sexually transmitted disease: A case control study

Shendre

Tiwari

2005

Indian J Occup Environ Med

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Sexual lifestyle of long distance lorry drivers in India: questionnaire survey

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Sexual Behaviour, HIV-Related Knowledge and Condom Use by Intra-City Commercial Bus Drivers and Motor Park Attendants in Lagos, Nigeria

Sexual Behaviour, HIV-Related Knowledge and Condom Use by Intra-City Commercial Bus Drivers and Motor Park Attendants in Lagos, Nigeria

An Appraisal of Sexual Behaviors, STI/HIV Prevalence, and HIV Prevention Programs among Truckers in India: A Critical Literature Review

Role of occupation as a risk factor for sexually transmitted disease: A case control study

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