Document 1849
 DOCN  M94A1849
 TI    Truckers and safe sex: what reduces risk.
 DT    9412
 AU    Ganesh AK; Selvaraj S; Prabahkar ML; Baskar J; Sundararaman S; AIDS
       Research Foundation of India.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):437 (abstract no. PD0355). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370726
 AB    BACKGROUND: A mid-1990 assessment of sexual risk among the trucking
       community studied several factors including their sex seeking behaviour,
       sexual practices, frequency of sexual partners, episodes of STIs,
       genital health, STD preventive practices, HIV concern and harm reduction
       if any, and recreational alcohol and drug use. The Specific focus of the
       study was condom use, as condoms have traditionally been positioned in
       India, as a contraceptive device. PROCESS: 3 HIV/STD prevention support
       bases aiming to provide an enabling environment for behaviour change
       were established where truck drivers congregate after existing the
       Madras. In small groups, truck drivers receive health education on
       preventing STD/HIV and skills in condom use (first impact). They are
       encouraged to reduce the risks of infection through reduction in number
       of partners and use of condoms (first and reimpacts). The program
       develops consistent condom use and a consciouness of the quality of the
       device used. Condoms were sold to truckers through vendors, initially
       positioning the condom as a disease prevention device and later as a
       dual protection device. A study measured the influence the availability
       and positioning of condoms play in determining their acceptance as a
       disease prevention tool among other prophylactics. OUTCOME: It was
       inferred that inorder to achieve safe sexual behaviour among truck
       drivers, education programs should be supplemented with availability and
       accessibility of quality condoms within the truck base and it was
       established that condom is to be positioned as a dual protection device.
 DE    Condoms  *Health Education  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL
       India  Risk Factors  *Sex Behavior  Sexually Transmitted
       Diseases/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  MEETING ABSTRACT

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