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* East Africa - STUDY: Sexually Transmitted Infection in long-distance transport workers
Seeking behaviour of East Africa
Kenya,Uganda -STI, by Dr Chester N Morris & Alan G Ferguson (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba/Institute for Human Virology-Nigeria) -15 June 2007: -- A health-seeking behaviour survey was carried out at four sites on the Mombasa–Kampala trans-Africa highway. The questionnaires probed details of STI knowledge, symptoms and care-seeking behaviour... In one site at the Kenya–Uganda border, a sexual patterning matrix was used to measure sexual behaviour in truck drivers and their assistants over the 12-month period before the interview... Results: Over half of the sexual acts of long-distance transport workers over 12 months were with female sex workers, with an annual average of 2.8 sexual partners. Condom use was reported at 70% for liaisons with casual partners. 15% of truckers had had a self-reported STI and one-third exhibited high-risk sexual behaviour in the previous year. Of those with an STI, 85% had symptoms when on the road and 77.2% sought treatment within 1 week of onset of symptoms... Conclusions: Truck drivers and their assistants in East Africa have high rates of reported STIs and many continue to exhibit high-risk sexual behaviour...
Labels: drivers' health risks
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