Document 2722
 DOCN  M94A2722
 TI    HIV seroprevalence survey among truck and bus drivers in Douala and Ekok
       (Cameroon).
 DT    9412
 AU    Sam-Abbenyi A; Akamba JJ; Zekeng L; Mbouni G; Zingeser J; Ministry of
       Health, Yaounde, Cameroon.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):24 (abstract no. 069C). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369853
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To determine HIV 1 & 2 seroprevalence and risk factors among
       truck and bus drivers in Douala and Ekok (Cameroon). METHODS: In
       September 1993, a structured questionnaire was administered to a random
       sample of truck and bus drivers with their verbal consent. A sample of
       10 ml of blood was collected by venipuncture from 157 drivers (93.5%).
       On the field RPR was performed for syphilis. PRP+ and their partners
       were treated with benzathine penicillin. Anonymous and unlinked ELISA
       and RAI were performed for HIV 1 & 2 and HBsAg respectively. RESULTS:
       The mean age of drivers was 29.5 (+/- 6.8) years, and the mean duration
       of a return journey was 14.2 (+/- 12.6) days. 23 (14.6%) of 157 drivers
       were HIV1+, 18 (11.5%) were RPR+, 20 (12.7%) were HBsAg+. 104 (61.9%)
       drivers reported having sex during the last trip, 64 of whom slept with
       prostitutes. 25% reported having sex at each stop where they spent a
       night. The mean number of sex partners was 3 (range 1-10). 74 drivers
       (49%) reported having had gonorrhoea in the past 6 months while 26
       (16.6%) had syphilis in 1990-93. No excess risk was associated with any
       combination of destinations nor having multiple sex partners. Exposure
       to STDs was associated with increased risk: gonorrhoea OR = 2.26 (0.8 <
       OR < 6.21); syphilis OR = 3.39 (1.03 < OR < 11.21). CONCLUSION: Truck
       and bus drivers are the group with the third highest HIV1 seroprevalence
       in Cameroon. History of recent exposure to syphilis was associated with
       increased risk of HIV infection. Special HIV prevention messages should
       be designed for them.
 DE    Adult  Automobile Driving  AIDS Serodiagnosis  Cameroon/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay  Female  Gonorrhea/DIAGNOSIS
       Hepatitis B/DIAGNOSIS  Human  *HIV Seroprevalence  Male  *Occupations
       Radioimmunoassay  Sex Behavior  Syphilis Serodiagnosis  MEETING ABSTRACT

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