Risky Behaviors Among Truckers Lead To Higher Rates Of STIs Including Hepatitis C

Long-distance truck drivers participate in higher risk behaviors, a New Mexico study reports. Researchers examined sexually transmitted infection, HIV and hepatitis C virus prevalence and risk behaviors among 652 truck drivers between 2004 and 2006. Mobile clinic vans were used to conduct this study at a large trucking terminal in Albuquerque, N.M., and at 10 truck stops throughout the state.