Truck-Town Hypothesis
Accounts for spread of HIV outwards from Kampala
Occurred mainly during the Amin reign in 1970’s
- Use of roads increased - encouraged by Amin
- Smuggling increased dramatically
HIV Spread outwards along principle corridors of trade/smuggling traffic
Towns developed along routes
Female commercial sex work soon followed into towns
Truckers and commercial sex workers became driving core population of HIV infection
- 35.2% of truck drivers infected with HIV