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Evidence shows that truck drivers may have high-risk behaviors and higher sexually transmitted infection\/HIV prevalence because they are a highly mobile population. However, there is little to no information on this group in Peru. Therefore, we explored the sexual health knowledge and practices and carried out sexually transmitted infection\/HIV testing among male truck drivers and their assistants in Peru.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a cross-sectional study utilizing cell phone-based behavioral surveys and sexually transmitted infection testing, including HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with truck drivers and their assistants who were traveling on two major international highways in Peru.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 1150 truck drivers and assistants participated. Participants were middle-aged men (average age = 39.8 years), 96.0% had complete secondary education, 78.4% were in stable relationships, and 88.7% earned more than minimum wage. The majority were aware of sexually transmitted infections\/HIV, but very few recognized sexually transmitted infection symptoms. Few participants (under 5%) reported recent sexually transmitted infection symptoms. Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections was also low: no one had gonorrhea; 0.1% had HIV; 0.4% had recent syphilis infection (rapid plasma reagin \u22651:8); and 2.0% had chlamydia. The prevalence of these diseases is not different from that of the general population in Peru.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>When compared to other truck drivers worldwide, Peruvian truck drivers appear to have a lower risk of HIV\/sexually transmitted infections. This may be since Peruvian drivers are older, more educated, have higher income, and spend fewer days away from home than their peers globally.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/2050312117746308","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,13]],"date-time":"2017-12-13T03:24:06Z","timestamp":1513135446000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Sexual health knowledge and practices and STI\/HIV prevalence among long-distance truck drivers in Peru"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Patric\u00eda J","family":"Garc\u00eda","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Boris","family":"Fazio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Angela M","family":"Bayer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru"},{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aldo G","family":"Lizarraga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marina","family":"Chiappe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sayda","family":"La Rosa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marcela","family":"Lazo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lorena","family":"L\u00f3pez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mar\u00eda","family":"Valderrama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"C\u00e9sar P","family":"C\u00e1rcamo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-2050312117746308","unstructured":"World Health Organization (WHO). 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