Risky Business? : HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among At-Risk Mobile Workers in Turkey

This study focuses on, what is believed to be, a key client group of sex workers: mobile workers. While several studies have been conducted in Turkey on sex workers, little evidence exists on their clients, the demand side of the commercial sex market. Research from other countries has shown that mobile workers, who are often working-age males spending significant time away from home, are more likely to have multiple sexual partners and visit sex workers (World Bank, 2009; Kulis et al., 2009; Marck, 1999). The objective of this study is to determine the HIV knowledge, awareness, and behaviors among four mobile worker groups in Turkey that may have elevated risks for HIV infection and transmission: sailors, truck drivers, construction, and tourism workers. International transportation, construction, and tourism are some of the fastest growing sectors of Turkey's economy, and mobile workers in these sectors are believed to be one of the main HIV transmission routes for future infections (Tumer and Unal, 2006). It is important to note two caveats of this study. First, no biomarker data (e.g., HIV testing) was collected from these workers, so conclusions regarding HIV prevalence or concentration of the epidemic cannot be made. Second, the sample did not include other at-risk groups or the general population, so it is difficult to know whether the behaviors are more or less risky in other population groups. Where possible, comparisons with other studies or countries are presented, but there are likely important differences in sampling and methodology. The major contribution of this study, however, is that it characterizes the risk factors within the mobile worker population in Turkey.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	World Bank, Hacettepe Training, Research and Services Foundation, UN HIV/AIDS Joint Programme in Turkey, The Ministry of Health, Turkey
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-11
Subjects:	ABSTINENCE, ACCESS TO CONDOMS, ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, AGE DISTRIBUTION, AIDS CASES, AIDS EDUCATION, AIDS PREVENTION, AIDS TREATMENT, ALCOHOL, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, ALCOHOL USE, ALCOHOLIC, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AVERAGE AGE, BEHAVIORAL CHANGE, BEHAVIORAL RISK, BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS, BLOOD DONORS, BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, BORDER CROSSINGS, BROTHELS, CASUAL SEX, CHILD-TRANSMISSION, CITIZENSHIP, CLINICS, COCAINE, COMMERCIAL SEX, COMMERCIAL SEX MARKET, CONDOM, CONDOM PROMOTION, CONDOM USE, CONSISTENT CONDOM USE, COUNSELLING, CULTURAL SENSITIVITY, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISEASES, DISPOSABLE INCOME, DRIVING, DRUG, DRUG TREATMENT, DRUG USER, DRUGS, ECSTASY, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EPIDEMIC, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES, EPIDEMIOLOGY, FACT SHEET, FAMILIES, FEMALE SEX WORKERS, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, FREQUENCY OF SEX, GLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC, GLOBAL HIV/AIDS, HARM REDUCTION, HETEROSEXUAL SEX, HETEROSEXUAL TRANSMISSION, HIGHWAYS, HIV, HIV DATA, HIV EDUCATION, HIV INFECTION, HIV POSITIVE, HIV PREVENTION, HIV TESTING, HIV TRANSMISSION, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, IMMUNE DEFICIENCY, IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, IMMUNODEFICIENCY, INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, INJECTING DRUG USE, INJECTING DRUG USERS, INJECTING DRUGS, INTERCOURSE, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, INTERVENTION, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LONG-DISTANCE, MALE CIRCUMCISION, MARIJUANA, MARITAL STATUS, MARRIED MEN, MARRIED WOMEN, MENTAL HEALTH, MIGRANT, MIGRANT WORKERS, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MOBILITY, MOTHER, MOTHER-TO-CHILD, MULTIPLE PARTNERS, MULTIPLE SEX PARTNERS, MULTIPLE SEXUAL PARTNERS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUMBER OF NEW CASES, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NUMBER OF WORKERS, NUTRITION, OPEN SOCIETY, OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS, PATIENTS, PEER GROUPS, PERSONALITY, POPULATION COUNCIL, POPULATION DISTRIBUTION, POPULATION GROUPS, PREVALENCE RATE, PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, PREVENTION EFFORTS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, RISK BEHAVIOR, RISK FACTORS, RISK GROUPS, RISK POPULATIONS, RISK SITUATIONS, RISKY BEHAVIOR, RISKY SEX, RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ROAD, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, ROUTE, ROUTES, SAFE SEX, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SEX, SEX PARTNERS, SEX TOURISM, SEX WITH MEN, SEX WORK, SEX WORKER, SEXUAL ACTIVITY, SEXUAL CONTACT, SEXUAL ENCOUNTER, SEXUAL EXPERIENCES, SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, SEXUAL NETWORKS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SEXUAL PARTNERS, SEXUAL PARTNERSHIPS, SEXUAL RELATIONS, SEXUAL RISK, SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR, SEXUALLY ACTIVE, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, SPOUSE, STATE PLANNING, STIS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, TRAVEL PATTERNS, TRUCK DRIVER, TRUE, UNAIDS, UNPROTECTED SEX, USE OF CONDOMS, VEHICLE, VOLUNTARY COUNSELING, VULNERABILITY, YOUNG MEN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/845101468120267982/Risky-business-HIV-knowledge-attitudes-and-behavior-among-at-risk-mobile-workers-in-Turkey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27490
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