Prevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province

Abstract Background Truck, bus, transit drivers, and men with mobile jobs are at high risk for HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HIV and risky behaviors among truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 601 b...

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Autores principales:	Aisan Karimi, Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh, Obeidollah Faraji, Khaled Rahmani
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Truck driver Bus driver HIV/AIDS Risky sexual behavior Drug use Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:63a84a4514014319853e7a74b73b3c882021-12-05T12:26:12ZPrevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province10.1186/s12879-021-06903-01471-2334https://doaj.org/article/63a84a4514014319853e7a74b73b3c882021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06903-0https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334Abstract Background Truck, bus, transit drivers, and men with mobile jobs are at high risk for HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HIV and risky behaviors among truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 601 bus and truck drivers in Kurdistan province during 2018–2019. Data on high-risk behaviors were collected using a standard questionnaire. ELISA test was used to detect HIV in the study participants. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Mann–Whitney U tests, and logistic regression modeling in Stata-14 software. Results The mean and standard deviation of the age of study participants was 44.04 ± 11.44 years. HIV rapid test was positive in two subjects; in other words, the prevalence of HIV in the study population was 0.33%. Ninety-two (15.3%) individuals reported a history of drug use, with one (1.1%) having a history of injecting drugs. One hundred and thirty-one (21.8%) of them had a history of high-risk sexual behavior outside of marriage. Conclusion According to the results of the present study, the prevalence of high-risk behaviors in bus and truck drivers is high. It seems necessary to direct the drivers’ attention to self-care while considering disciplinary intervention programs to prevent the use of drugs, cigarettes, alcohol along with high-risk sexual behaviors to maintain the health of drivers and passengers.Aisan KarimiReza Ghanei GheshlaghAbdorrahim AfkhamzadehObeidollah FarajiKhaled RahmaniBMCarticleTruck driverBus driverHIV/AIDSRisky sexual behaviorDrug useInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENBMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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topic	Truck driver Bus driver HIV/AIDS Risky sexual behavior Drug use Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
spellingShingle	Truck driver Bus driver HIV/AIDS Risky sexual behavior Drug use Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Aisan Karimi Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh Obeidollah Faraji Khaled Rahmani Prevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province
description	Abstract Background Truck, bus, transit drivers, and men with mobile jobs are at high risk for HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HIV and risky behaviors among truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 601 bus and truck drivers in Kurdistan province during 2018–2019. Data on high-risk behaviors were collected using a standard questionnaire. ELISA test was used to detect HIV in the study participants. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Mann–Whitney U tests, and logistic regression modeling in Stata-14 software. Results The mean and standard deviation of the age of study participants was 44.04 ± 11.44 years. HIV rapid test was positive in two subjects; in other words, the prevalence of HIV in the study population was 0.33%. Ninety-two (15.3%) individuals reported a history of drug use, with one (1.1%) having a history of injecting drugs. One hundred and thirty-one (21.8%) of them had a history of high-risk sexual behavior outside of marriage. Conclusion According to the results of the present study, the prevalence of high-risk behaviors in bus and truck drivers is high. It seems necessary to direct the drivers’ attention to self-care while considering disciplinary intervention programs to prevent the use of drugs, cigarettes, alcohol along with high-risk sexual behaviors to maintain the health of drivers and passengers.
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author	Aisan Karimi Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh Obeidollah Faraji Khaled Rahmani
author_facet	Aisan Karimi Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh Obeidollah Faraji Khaled Rahmani
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title	Prevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province
title_short	Prevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province
title_full	Prevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province
title_fullStr	Prevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province
title_sort	prevalence of hiv infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in kurdistan province
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
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Prevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province

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