Sexual Profile of Truckers in Surat District

Authors

  • Ashutosh Upadhyay SMIMER, Surat
  • AB Pawar SMIMER, Surat
  • R K Bansal SMIMER, Surat

Keywords:

Truck drivers, sexual profile, Surat

Abstract

This cross-sectional study among 200 truck drivers in Surat city reveals that premarital and extramarital sex, often unprotected, is entrenched in their milieu. Furthermore, they have multiple sexual partners and therefore this group is at a high risk of contracting and transmitting STIs and HIV and need urgent attention.

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2010-06-30

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Upadhyay A, Pawar A, Bansal RK. Sexual Profile of Truckers in Surat District. Natl J Community Med [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 23];1(01):21-3. Available from: https://njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/1969

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Vol. 1 No. 01 (2010)

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