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

BMC Infectious Diseases

Aisan Karimi¹  Khaled Rahmani²  Obeidollah Faraji³  Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh³  Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh⁴ 

[1] Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran;Liver and Digestive Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran;Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran;Spiritual Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran;

关键词: Truck driver;    Bus driver;    HIV/AIDS;    Risky sexual behavior;    Drug use;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12879-021-06903-0

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTruck, 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.MethodsThis 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.ResultsThe 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.ConclusionAccording 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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY