Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Spiritual Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 28;21(1):1198. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06903-0.
Truck, bus, transit drivers, and men with mobile jobs are at high risk for HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HIV and risky behaviors among truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 601 bus and truck drivers in Kurdistan province during 2018-2019. Data on high-risk behaviors were collected using a standard questionnaire. ELISA test was used to detect HIV in the study participants. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Mann-Whitney U tests, and logistic regression modeling in Stata-14 software.
The mean and standard deviation of the age of study participants was 44.04 ± 11.44 years. HIV rapid test was positive in two subjects; in other words, the prevalence of HIV in the study population was 0.33%. Ninety-two (15.3%) individuals reported a history of drug use, with one (1.1%) having a history of injecting drugs. One hundred and thirty-one (21.8%) of them had a history of high-risk sexual behavior outside of marriage.
According to the results of the present study, the prevalence of high-risk behaviors in bus and truck drivers is high. It seems necessary to direct the drivers' attention to self-care while considering disciplinary intervention programs to prevent the use of drugs, cigarettes, alcohol along with high-risk sexual behaviors to maintain the health of drivers and passengers.
卡车、公共汽车、运输司机和流动作业的男性感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的风险较高。本研究旨在调查库尔德斯坦省卡车和公共汽车司机中艾滋病毒的流行情况和危险行为。
本横断面研究于 2018 年至 2019 年期间在库尔德斯坦省对 601 名公共汽车和卡车司机进行。使用标准问卷收集高危行为数据。采用酶联免疫吸附试验检测研究参与者中的 HIV。使用 Stata-14 软件中的卡方检验、Mann-Whitney U 检验和逻辑回归模型对数据进行分析。
研究参与者的年龄平均值和标准差为 44.04±11.44 岁。有两名受试者的 HIV 快速检测呈阳性，也就是说，研究人群中的 HIV 流行率为 0.33%。92 人（15.3%）报告有吸毒史，其中 1 人（1.1%）有吸毒史。其中 131 人（21.8%）有婚外高危性行为史。
根据本研究的结果，公共汽车和卡车司机的高危行为发生率较高。似乎有必要引起司机对自我保健的关注，同时考虑采取纪律干预计划，以防止吸毒、吸烟、饮酒以及高危性行为，从而维护司机和乘客的健康。
