Part of the job’
Male-to-male sexual experiences and abuse of young men working as ‘truck cleaners’ along the highways of Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Willem De Lind Van Wijngaarden (0000-0003-2611-8739, corresponding author), Bettina T Schunter (Royal Tropical Institute) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 562-574 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-28 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2014.891051 |
| PMID | 24666177 |
| OpenAlex | W2035749614 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
As part of a study on the sexual health and social protection needs of men who have sex with men in Pakistan, 11 young men employed as assistants to truckers ('truck cleaners') who acknowledged having had sexual experiences with men, were interviewed and their social background and sexual initiation and their subsequent sexual lives were explored. For most truck cleaners, the first instance of sexual contact between the truck cleaner and the driver was forced and happened at an early age. Sex with other men, as well as with women (including sex workers) was widely reported. Drug and alcohol use was common. There is strong potential for HIV and STIs to spread through these sexual networks. Measures to prevent young men from entering into a career as truck helpers should be considered, as well as interventions to improve the health and social situation of those already employed
Environmental health · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Reproductive health · Sex workers · Truck · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Engineering · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |