Truck Drivers and Casual Sex : An Inquiry into the Potential Spread of HIV/AIDS in the Baltic Region

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME;    HIV INFECTIONS;    COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS;    NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS;    VENEREAL DISEASES;   

RP-ID  :  25179

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 study, perhaps the first of itskind in this region, is based on a study that explores thepractice of casual sex among truck drivers and commercialsex workers in the border areas of Poland and Lithuania at apoint of time, and uses this evidence to extrapolate thepotential impact on the spread of HIV/AIDS in thesecountries. After the Introduction which provides background,Section 2 reviews similar studies carried out elsewhere inthe world. Section 3 describes the methodology employed inthis study, followed by a brief description of the data inSection 4. Section 5 contains a discussion of the resultsand policy implications.