Sero-prevalence and risk factors of HIV/AIDS among long distance commercial drivers in Kano State, Nigeria

Submitted: 1 September 2018
Accepted: 26 February 2019
Published: 4 July 2019
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  • Usman Sunusi Usman umugwarzo@yahoo.ca Department of Public Health, Faculty of Basic Health Sciences, Bauchi State University, Gadau; Department of Public Health, Federal Medical Centre Birnin Kudu, Nigeria.
  • Yusuf Abdu Misau Department of Community Medicine, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Technology, Bauchi, Nigeria.
  • Abubakar Muhammad Kurfi National Health Insurance Scheme, Kaduna Zonal Office, Nigeria.
  • Umar Lawal Bello Department of Nursing Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.
  • Ibrahim Adam Abdullahi Department of Public Health, Faculty of Basic Health Sciences, Bauchi State University, Gadau, Nigeria.

Migration and mobility have contributed significantly in the spread of Human- Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) globally: more especially among transport corridors. Identifying risk factors of HIV among long distance drivers (LDDs) could provide strategies for more effective preventive intervention. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study design that used multistage sampling technique to select four hundred and thirty-four study participants. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect information and blood for HIV testing. The mean and standard deviation of age of the respondents were 42.3±11.2 years. The sero-prevalence of HIV was 12.5% (95%CI: 8.8-16.3%). On adjusting for confounding effect using logistic regression analysis, the risk factors for HIV were marital status of single [AOR=4.25; (95%CI: 1.97- 9.31)] and separated [AOR=6.07; (95%CI: 5.26-16.45)], monthly income [>100,000.00 AOR=6.11; (95%CI: 1.53-41.97)] and history of extramarital sex [AOR=4.01; (95% CI: 6.07- 10.43)]. Establishment of clinic for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in a strategic location, scaling up of condom distribution, and effective behavioural change communication were recommended in order to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV infection.

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Usman, Usman Sunusi, Yusuf Abdu Misau, Abubakar Muhammad Kurfi, Umar Lawal Bello, and Ibrahim Adam Abdullahi. 2019. “Sero-Prevalence and Risk Factors of HIV AIDS Among Long Distance Commercial Drivers in Kano State, Nigeria”. Pyramid Journal of Medicine 2 (1). https://doi.org/10.4081/pjm.2019.23.