TY - JOUR
T1 - Infection risk along U.S. highways? the case of a 'truckchaser' cruising for truckers
AU - Apostolopoulos, Yorghos
AU - Sönmez, Sevil
AU - Shattell, Mona M.
AU - Rothenberg, Richard
AU - Weitz, Rose
AU - Smith, John
N1 - Funding Information:
Yorghos Apostolopoulos, PhD, Professor, Department of Public Health Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Sevil Sönmez, PhD, Professor and Department Head, School of Health and Human Performance, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC. Mona M. Shattell, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC. Richard Rothenberg, MD, MPH, Professor, Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Rose Weitz, PhD, Professor, School of Social Transformation, Program of Women and Gender Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. John Smith, name and location witheld. Address correspondence to: Mona M. Shattell, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402. E-mail: mona.shattell@gmail.com Data for this article originated from projects funded by Arizona State University and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (R01-HD042972). Names of individuals, events, locations, Web sites, and fora have been changed (via the use of pseudonyms) or eliminated to protect their privacy.
Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - This article explores potential infection risks linked with trucker cruising along U.S. highways. Specifically, the article delineates the settings and social organization of trucker cruising, examines the structure of sex partnerships of truckers and cruisers, and delves into the unique database of one truckchaser who recorded 4,162 sex interactions with 2,499 different truckers during a 13-year period. Concurrent sexual partnerships of bisexual and particularly straight-identified truckers hold increased potential for amplifying infection risk as they enable pathogens to operate as bridges along disparate geographies, demographies, and epidemiologies.
AB - This article explores potential infection risks linked with trucker cruising along U.S. highways. Specifically, the article delineates the settings and social organization of trucker cruising, examines the structure of sex partnerships of truckers and cruisers, and delves into the unique database of one truckchaser who recorded 4,162 sex interactions with 2,499 different truckers during a 13-year period. Concurrent sexual partnerships of bisexual and particularly straight-identified truckers hold increased potential for amplifying infection risk as they enable pathogens to operate as bridges along disparate geographies, demographies, and epidemiologies.
KW - Cruising
KW - Infection risk
KW - Sexual networks
KW - Truckchasers
KW - Truckers
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U2 - 10.1080/19317611.2010.493500
DO - 10.1080/19317611.2010.493500
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650010373
SN - 1931-7611
VL - 22
SP - 262
EP - 271
JO - International Journal of Sexual Health
JF - International Journal of Sexual Health
IS - 4
ER -