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Addressing the HIV prevention, testing, and treatment needs of mobile populations: Focus on truckers in Brazil

Author: Díaz, Juan, Magda Chinaglia, Sheri Lippman, Julie Pulerwitz, Cristina Ogura, and Maeve Mello 
InfoShare Partner: Horizons Program
Publication Date: October 2006
Update Date: March 2007
Type of Document: Data/Statistics (e.g., data sheet or wallchart)
Topics: HIV/AIDS prevention, Infectious diseases, other
Region: Latin America/Caribbean
Language: English
File Size: 849 KB
File Format: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

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The Horizons Program/Population Council, with additional support from the USAID Mission in Brazil and the Municipal Secretariat of Health of Foz do Iguaçu, conducted operation research to examine the feasibility and impact of an intervention for truckers
crossing the southern border of Brazil. The intervention included HIV/STI prevention activities, voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), and general health services. This research
update summarizes the formative research and preliminary results of the intervention.