Sexually transmitted infections and risk factors among truck stand workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Nazmul Alam,Motiur Rahman,Kaniz Gausia,M D Yunus,Nazrul Islam,Parwez Chaudhury,Shirajum Monira,Ellen Funkhouser,Sten H Vermund,Japhet Killewo,

OBJECTIVE: 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 >or=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.

Sexually transmitted infections and risk factors among truck stand workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Publishing Authors By Initials

N Alam,M Rahman,K Gausia,MD Yunus,N Islam,P Chaudhury,S Monira,E Funkhouser,SH Vermund,J Killewo,

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Sexually transmitted infections and risk factors among truck stand workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: Sexually transmitted diseases

VOLUME: 34

Page Numbers: 99-103

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ISSN: 0148-5717

DAY: 3

MONTH: Feb

YEAR: 2007

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Urban Population

MESH TERMS: epidemiology

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AFFILIATION: ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh. nazmul@uab.edu

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States FIC

GRANT: 5 D43 TW010035-07

ACRONYM: TW

MEDLINETA: Sex Transm Dis

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