Sex and Drugs : Preventing HIV/AIDS among Truckers and Sailors in Georgia

Bakilana, Anne

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ALCOHOL USE;    AWARENESS RAISING;    BEHAVIOR CHANGE;    CARS;    CLINICS;   

RP-ID  :  52685

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This knowledge brief summarizes theresults of a November 2007 study that examined attitudes andapproaches toward HIV prevention and care among health andtransport sector institutions, non-governmentalorganizations (NGOs), transport sector workers, and sexworkers (SWs) in Georgia. The aim was to identify the uniqueneeds of transport sector workers with respect to HIV sothat specific strategies and targeted intervention programswithin both the health and transport sectors can bedeveloped. The study was based on two quantitative surveysconducted with truckers, sailors and sex workers in Poti,Batumi and Gori in Georgia, and on qualitative surveysconducted with health and transport sector institutions and NGOs.