| Literature DB >> 21983800 |
John A Schneider1, Divya Kondareddy, Sabitha Gandham, Annie M Dude.
Abstract
HIV prevention programs for truck drivers and cleaners (TDC) in India are limited. Longitudinal follow-up presents an obstacle to program effectiveness evaluation. We asked 3,028 TDC in a truck-driver HIV prevention program in Hyderabad to leave a cellular telephone number; we contacted participants 6 months after the intervention to assess sexual risk behavior change. Married, older, and better educated participants were more likely to leave phone numbers. Only 6.5% of TDC were reachable after 6 months. Longitudinal follow-up of this mobile sub-population remains a challenge, and more effective methods for evaluating HIV prevention programs are needed.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 21983800 PMCID: PMC4266580 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0060-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Behav ISSN: 1090-7165