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- Title
Prevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province.
- Authors
Karimi, Aisan; Ghanei Gheshlagh, Reza; Afkhamzadeh, Abdorrahim; Faraji, Obeidollah; Rahmani, Khaled
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>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.<bold>Methods: </bold>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.<bold>Results: </bold>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.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>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.
- Subjects
KURDISTAN; BUS drivers; HIV infections; TRUCK drivers; HUMAN sexuality; HAZARDOUS occupations; HIV infection epidemiology; RISK-taking behavior; MOTOR vehicles; CROSS-sectional method; DISEASE prevalence; RESEARCH funding
- Publication
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2334
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12879-021-06903-0