Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among transport workers along the MID and FAR Western highways of Nepal

Executive Summary: Scientific evidence has established correlations between STI and HIV/AIDS, and studies carried out in Nepal have shown a higher than average prevalence of STIs and HIV/AIDS among female sex workers (FSWs), transport workers (TWs) and drug users, compared with the test of the popul...

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Main Authors: Save the Children US, Development Resource Center (DRC)
Format: Technical Report
Language:en_US
Published: Development Resource Center (DRC) 2013
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Online Access:http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/432
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spelling oai:103.69.126.140:123456789-4322022-11-09T05:40:58Z Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among transport workers along the MID and FAR Western highways of Nepal Save the Children US Development Resource Center (DRC) Sexually Transmitted Infections MID and FAR Western highways Nepal Executive Summary: Scientific evidence has established correlations between STI and HIV/AIDS, and studies carried out in Nepal have shown a higher than average prevalence of STIs and HIV/AIDS among female sex workers (FSWs), transport workers (TWs) and drug users, compared with the test of the population. There are about 2,200 registered vehicles, with around 7,000 TWs involved in the road transpiration sector on the mid western highways of Nepal, yet there is a significant lack of hard on the prevalence of STIs and the risk factors among these workers. This study therefore focuses on investigating the prevalence of STIs and the associated risk factors among the TWs who ply theirvehicles along the mid and far western highways of Nepal. 2013-01-09T21:51:29Z 2022-11-08T10:14:57Z 2013-01-09T21:51:29Z 2022-11-08T10:14:57Z 2002 Technical Report http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/432 en_US application/pdf Development Resource Center (DRC)
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MID and FAR Western highways
Nepal
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MID and FAR Western highways
Nepal
Save the Children US
Development Resource Center (DRC)
Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among transport workers along the MID and FAR Western highways of Nepal
description Executive Summary: Scientific evidence has established correlations between STI and HIV/AIDS, and studies carried out in Nepal have shown a higher than average prevalence of STIs and HIV/AIDS among female sex workers (FSWs), transport workers (TWs) and drug users, compared with the test of the population. There are about 2,200 registered vehicles, with around 7,000 TWs involved in the road transpiration sector on the mid western highways of Nepal, yet there is a significant lack of hard on the prevalence of STIs and the risk factors among these workers. This study therefore focuses on investigating the prevalence of STIs and the associated risk factors among the TWs who ply theirvehicles along the mid and far western highways of Nepal.
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title Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among transport workers along the MID and FAR Western highways of Nepal
title_short Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among transport workers along the MID and FAR Western highways of Nepal
title_full Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among transport workers along the MID and FAR Western highways of Nepal
title_fullStr Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among transport workers along the MID and FAR Western highways of Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among transport workers along the MID and FAR Western highways of Nepal
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