Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 262-271 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Sexual Health |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2010 |
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Keywords
- Cruising
- Infection risk
- Sexual networks
- Truckchasers
- Truckers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Social Psychology
- Gender Studies
- Reproductive Medicine
- Dermatology
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Infection risk along U.S. highways? the case of a 'truckchaser' cruising for truckers. / Apostolopoulos, Yorghos; Sönmez, Sevil; Shattell, Mona M.; Rothenberg, Richard; Weitz, Rose; Smith, John.
In: International Journal of Sexual Health, Vol. 22, No. 4, 10.2010, p. 262-271.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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