The study findings on program exposure are supported by an independent evaluation of trucker programs in India, which indicates that truckers' exposure to HIV prevention intervention increased from 14% in 2007 to 30% in 2009.
That way, when commercial truckers program their GPS device to go from London to Liverpool a shipment of hubcaps, no doubt the trucks don't end up being routed through Small Town UK.
7 Another assessment of a truckers program in India suggests that communication activities such as mid-media and interpersonal communication used in the Kavach program contributed significantly to increased condom use with paid and unpaid female sexual partners.
Truckers' festivals were large-scale events conducted annually to create an interest among brokers, transporters and truckers in the program.
The behavioral tracking survey collected information on truckers' sociodemographic characteristics, program coverage, and service utilization using a structured questionnaire.
This means, once exposed to the intensive program truckers were more likely to adopt safe sexual practices irrespective of important characteristics such as age, literacy, marital status, duration of working as truck drivers, ownership of truck, the routes on which they usually travel and number of round trips.
The HIV prevention efforts among truckers were strengthened towards the end of 1990s when a large-scale HIV prevention program among truckers, named as 'Healthy Highway' was initiated.
In summary, adoption of a business franchise model for an HIV prevention program among truckers resulted in better program coverage and utilization of services.
Hence, though covered by the program, these truckers' condom use behavior was similar to those who were not exposed to any intervention component.
Numerically coded cards were provided to the participants for receiving test results and free treatment for syphilis at clinics being run under the Kavach HIV prevention program for truckers at major transshipment locations around India.
Canada is already phasing in the program for American truckers.
