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 mar...
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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 |
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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 World Bank Hacettepe Training, Research and Services Foundation UN HIV/AIDS Joint Programme in Turkey The Ministry of Health, Turkey Risky Business? : HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among At-Risk Mobile Workers in Turkey |
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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. |
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World Bank Hacettepe Training, Research and Services Foundation UN HIV/AIDS Joint Programme in Turkey The Ministry of Health, Turkey |
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World Bank Hacettepe Training, Research and Services Foundation UN HIV/AIDS Joint Programme in Turkey The Ministry of Health, Turkey |
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World Bank |
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Risky Business? : HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among At-Risk Mobile Workers in Turkey |
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Risky Business? : HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among At-Risk Mobile Workers in Turkey |
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Risky Business? : HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among At-Risk Mobile Workers in Turkey |
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Risky Business? : HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among At-Risk Mobile Workers in Turkey |
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Risky Business? : HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among At-Risk Mobile Workers in Turkey |
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risky business? : hiv knowledge, attitudes, and behavior among at-risk mobile workers in turkey |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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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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okr-10986-274902021-04-23T14:04:43Z Risky Business? : HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among At-Risk Mobile Workers in Turkey World Bank Hacettepe Training, Research and Services Foundation UN HIV/AIDS Joint Programme in Turkey The Ministry of Health, Turkey 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 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. 2017-06-30T15:35:34Z 2017-06-30T15:35:34Z 2010-11 Report 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Turkey |