World BankHacettepe Training, Research and Services FoundationUN HIV/AIDS Joint Programme in TurkeyThe Ministry of Health, Turkey2017-06-302017-06-302010-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27490This 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 et al., 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSTINENCEACCESS TO CONDOMSACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMEAGE DISTRIBUTIONAIDS CASESAIDS EDUCATIONAIDS PREVENTIONAIDS TREATMENTALCOHOLALCOHOL CONSUMPTIONALCOHOL USEALCOHOLICALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESAVERAGE AGEBEHAVIORAL CHANGEBEHAVIORAL RISKBEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORSBLOOD DONORSBLOOD TRANSFUSIONSBORDER CROSSINGSBROTHELSCASUAL SEXCHILD-TRANSMISSIONCITIZENSHIPCLINICSCOCAINECOMMERCIAL SEXCOMMERCIAL SEX MARKETCONDOMCONDOM PROMOTIONCONDOM USECONSISTENT CONDOM USECOUNSELLINGCULTURAL SENSITIVITYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISEASESDISPOSABLE INCOMEDRIVINGDRUGDRUG TREATMENTDRUG USERDRUGSECSTASYEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEPIDEMICEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIESEPIDEMIOLOGYFACT SHEETFAMILIESFEMALE SEX WORKERSFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFREQUENCY OF SEXGLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMICGLOBAL HIV/AIDSHARM REDUCTIONHETEROSEXUAL SEXHETEROSEXUAL TRANSMISSIONHIGHWAYSHIVHIV DATAHIV EDUCATIONHIV INFECTIONHIV POSITIVEHIV PREVENTIONHIV TESTINGHIV TRANSMISSIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSIMMUNE DEFICIENCYIMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMEIMMUNODEFICIENCYINFLUENCE OF ALCOHOLINJECTING DRUG USEINJECTING DRUG USERSINJECTING DRUGSINTERCOURSEINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTINTERVENTIONLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLONG-DISTANCEMALE CIRCUMCISIONMARIJUANAMARITAL STATUSMARRIED MENMARRIED WOMENMENTAL HEALTHMIGRANTMIGRANT WORKERSMINISTRY OF HEALTHMOBILITYMOTHERMOTHER-TO-CHILDMULTIPLE PARTNERSMULTIPLE SEX PARTNERSMULTIPLE SEXUAL PARTNERSNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUMBER OF NEW CASESNUMBER OF PEOPLENUMBER OF WORKERSNUTRITIONOPEN SOCIETYOPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALSPATIENTSPEER GROUPSPERSONALITYPOPULATION COUNCILPOPULATION DISTRIBUTIONPOPULATION GROUPSPREVALENCE RATEPREVENTION ACTIVITIESPREVENTION EFFORTSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPSYCHOLOGYPUBLIC TRANSPORTRISK BEHAVIORRISK FACTORSRISK GROUPSRISK POPULATIONSRISK SITUATIONSRISKY BEHAVIORRISKY SEXRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORROADROAD TRANSPORTROADSROUTEROUTESSAFE SEXSECONDARY SCHOOLSEXSEX PARTNERSSEX TOURISMSEX WITH MENSEX WORKSEX WORKERSEXUAL ACTIVITYSEXUAL CONTACTSEXUAL ENCOUNTERSEXUAL EXPERIENCESSEXUAL INTERCOURSESEXUAL NETWORKSSEXUAL ORIENTATIONSEXUAL PARTNERSSEXUAL PARTNERSHIPSSEXUAL RELATIONSSEXUAL RISKSEXUAL RISK BEHAVIORSEXUALLY ACTIVESEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSOCIAL SUPPORTSPOUSESTATE PLANNINGSTISSUBSTANCE ABUSETRANSPORTTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION CORRIDORSTRAVEL PATTERNSTRUCK DRIVERTRUEUNAIDSUNPROTECTED SEXUSE OF CONDOMSVEHICLEVOLUNTARY COUNSELINGVULNERABILITYYOUNG MENReportWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/27490