| dc.description.abstract | 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 >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. | en_US |
