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Sexually transmitted infections and risk factors among truck stand workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Source :
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Feb, 2007, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p99, 5 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Objective: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of selected sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their risk factors among workers in and near a truck stand in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Study Design: A random sample of 696 men and 206 women were recruited into a cross-sectional study using a census that enumerated transport agents, motor mechanics, laborers, and vendors in Tejgaon truck stand. Results: The prevalence rates of syphilis (rapid plasma reagin and Treponema pallidum hemagglutination), gonorrhea (polymerase chain reaction [PCR]), and chlamydial infections (PCR) among men were 4.1%, 7.7%, and 2.3%, respectively, and among women were 2.9%, 8.3%, and 5.2%. Multivariable analysis revealed that having [greater than or equal to] 2 sex partners in the last month, never using a condom with sex workers, and ever injecting narcotics were significant predictors of STI among men. Being never married, working as a laborer, older age, and living within the truck stand were significant predictors of practicing high-risk behaviors among men, but none predicted infection with STIs. Conclusions: Both behavioral and STI data suggest that truck stand workers should be included in the STI/HIV intervention programs.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01485717
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.158959215