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TRUCKERS' HEALTH * USA - Study: Truckers Trailed By Risky Behaviors
Albuquerque,N.M.,USA -Drugs.com -Oct. 9, 2009: -- Prevention programs for long-distance truck drivers may help reduce risky behavior that can lead to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV and hepatitis C, say U.S. researchers... The researchers stationed mobile clinic vans at a trucking terminal in Albuquerque, N.M., and at 10 truck stops throughout the state. Of the 652 truck drivers who took part in the study, 54 (8.5 percent) tested positive for hepatitis C... Alcohol consumption is a strong independent risk factor for the progression of hepatitis C-associated liver disease, the researchers noted. This risk factor could be reduced through patient education and behavior change, they said... (Images.mirror.co.uk: truck driver)
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