World Bank2013-07-252013-07-252003-02-28https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14610This study, perhaps the first of its kind in this region, is based on a study that explores the practice of casual sex among truck drivers and commercial sex workers in the border areas of Poland and Lithuania at a point of time, and uses this evidence to extrapolate the potential impact on the spread of HIV/AIDS in these countries. After the Introduction which provides background, Section 2 reviews similar studies carried out elsewhere in the world. Section 3 describes the methodology employed in this study, followed by a brief description of the data in Section 4. Section 5 contains a discussion of the results and policy implications.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMEHIV INFECTIONSCOMMERCIAL SEX WORKERSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSVENEREAL DISEASESTRUCK DRIVERSINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTSEXUAL BEHAVIORCONDOMSDISEASE TRANSMISSIONINFORMATION DISSEMINATIONHEALTH EDUCATIONDISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROLVULNERABLE GROUPSPUBLIC AWARENESS ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEADOLESCENTADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIORAIDS PREVENTIONAIDS TRANSMISSIONALCOHOLANAL INTERCOURSEANAL SEXBRIDGEBRIDGESCASUAL SEXCOMMERCIAL SEXCOMMERCIAL SEX WORKERCOMMERCIAL SEX WORKERSCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCONDOM AVAILABILITYCONDOM USECONDOMSCRIMEDRIVERS EDUCATIONDRIVINGDRUG INJECTORSDRUG USEDRUGSDRUGS USERSEMPLOYMENTFAMILIESFATIGUEGIRLFRIENDSGIRLSHETEROSEXUAL CONTACTHIGH-RISKHIGH-RISK BEHAVIORHIGH-RISK BEHAVIORSHIGHWAYSHIVHIV INFECTIONHIV INFECTIONSHIV POSITIVEHIV TESTINGHIV TRANSMISSIONHYGIENEIMMUNODEFICIENCYIMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEINFECTIONSINFORMATION DISSEMINATIONINFORMED CONSENTINJECTING DRUG USERSLAND TRANSPORTLOW PREVALENCEMIGRATIONMOBILITYNAVIGATIONNEEDLESNEW CASESNEW INFECTIONSNUMBER PLATESORAL SEXPARKINGPARKING PLACESPORTSPROSTITUTIONPUBLIC HEALTHRAPID TRANSITREGISTRATION PLATESRISK BEHAVIORSROAD CONSTRUCTIONROADSROUTESSEXSEX PARTNERSSEX WITH MENSEXUAL ACTIVITYSEXUAL BEHAVIORSSEXUAL CONTACTSSEXUAL INTERCOURSESEXUAL PARTNERSSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPSSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSOCIAL RESEARCHSOCIAL WORKERSSPEEDSPREADINGSTISSYPHILISSYPHILIS SEROLOGYTRAFFICTRAFFIC MANAGEMENTTRANSMISSIONTRANSPORTTRIPSTRUCKTRUCK DRIVERSTRUCKINGUNAIDSUNEMPLOYMENTUSE OF CONDOMSVULNERABILITY REDUCTIONVULNERABLE GROUPSWAITING TIMEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG MALEYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLEWorld Bank10.1596/14610