RESUMEN

The aim of this study was to assess HIV prevalence and associated risk behaviours among international truck drivers (TDs) in Azerbaijan. The subjects signed consent and completed a questionnaire. Blood was tested using two rapid HIV tests: Determine and OraQuick. Genotyping was performed on 13 positives. Overall, 3763 TDs from 21 countries were enrolled. Fifty-eight (1.54%) were HIV-positive. Highest prevalence was among Russians (2.88%), Ukrainians (1.66%) and Azerbaijani (1.09%). On univariate analysis, highest prevalence (60%) was among injecting drug users (IDUs) compared with 0.4% among non-IDUs (P < 0.001). The prevalence in men who had sex with men (MSM) (42.9%) was high (P

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Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Vehículos a Motor , Ocupaciones , Viaje , Adulto , Anciano , Azerbaiyán , Infecciones por VIH/virología , VIH-1 , Homosexualidad Masculina , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Prevalencia , Factores de Riesgo , Federación de Rusia , Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual/epidemiología , Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual/virología , Abuso de Sustancias por Vía Intravenosa/complicaciones , Ucrania , Adulto Joven