TY - BOOK ID - 138919958 TI - Risky Business? : HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among At-Risk Mobile Workers in Turkey. AU - World Bank. AU - Hacettepe Training, Research and Services Foundation. AU - The Ministry of Health, Turkey. AU - UN HIV/AIDS Joint Programme in Turkey. PY - 2010 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Adolescent Health KW - Cocaine KW - Developing Countries KW - Drugs KW - Employment Opportunities KW - Epidemiology KW - Health Monitoring & Evaluation KW - Health, Nutrition and Population KW - Highways KW - Injecting Drug Users KW - International Organization For Migration KW - Marijuana KW - Mental Health KW - Migrant Workers KW - Mobility KW - Nutrition KW - Peer Groups KW - Primary Education KW - Roads KW - Safe Sex KW - Sexually Transmitted Diseases KW - Substance Abuse KW - Transport KW - Transport Economics Policy and Planning UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138919958 AB - This study focuses on, what is believed to be, a key client group of sex workers: mobile workers. While several studies have been conducted in Turkey on sex workers, little evidence exists on their clients, the demand side of the commercial sex market. Research from other countries has shown that mobile workers, who are often working-age males spending significant time away from home, are more likely to have multiple sexual partners and visit sex workers (World Bank, 2009; Kulis and others, 2009; Marck, 1999). The objective of this study is to determine the HIV knowledge, awareness, and behaviors among four mobile worker groups in Turkey that may have elevated risks for HIV infection and transmission: sailors, truck drivers, construction, and tourism workers. International transportation, construction, and tourism are some of the fastest growing sectors of Turkey's economy, and mobile workers in these sectors are believed to be one of the main HIV transmission routes for future infections (Tumer and Unal, 2006). It is important to note two caveats of this study. First, no biomarker data (e.g., HIV testing) was collected from these workers, so conclusions regarding HIV prevalence or concentration of the epidemic cannot be made. Second, the sample did not include other at-risk groups or the general population, so it is difficult to know whether the behaviors are more or less risky in other population groups. Where possible, comparisons with other studies or countries are presented, but there are likely important differences in sampling and methodology. The major contribution of this study, however, is that it characterizes the risk factors within the mobile worker population in Turkey. ER -