Risk Assessment of Long-Haul Truck Drivers

Completed

Conditions studied: Gonorrhea, Chlamydia Infections, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Obesity, HIV Infections, Hyperlipidemia

In brief

International studies have repeatedly documented a substantial prevalence of sexual risk behaviors and high rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) ranging from 5%-56% amongst long-distance truck drivers ("truckers") living in diverse international settings including India, Bangladesh, South Africa, China, Laos and Thailand. The prevalence of sexual risk factors and STI/HIV in US drivers is unknown. This proposal will provide both qualitative and quantitative data on HIV risk behaviors by interviewing and testing truckers working for established long-distance trucking firms, the sector which accounts for most of the jobs in the trucking and warehousing industry in the United States. The data obtained from this study will be used to inform the development of an HIV prevention intervention for long-haul truck drivers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00381992

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

294

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2010-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-07

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Long-haul truck driver as defined as a driver, part-time or full-time, who drives a truck across state lines (interstate)
• English speaking
• Age 21 or greater
• Willing to participate
• Able to provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Does not fit definition of truck driver in inclusion criteria #1
• Unwilling to participate
• Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
• Unable to understand or speak English
• Age < 21 years

Where it is running

• Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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