105 workers of 29 roadside restaurants along a highway in Assam were interviewed for their habits, educational status and were examined for their hygienic status and presence of communicable diseases (STDs,TB etc). Most of them were young, males with 40% literacy; more than half were unmarried. About 30% of them were alcoholic and smokers and 2.9% were addicted to cannabis. The hygienic conditions of the workers were poor. More than one third had sexual contact with multiple sex partners or commercial sex workers and 2% were engaged in homosexual activity. Most of them did not use condom. 25.7% of them had genital lesions suggestive of sexually transmitted disease, 11.8% showed gram negative diplococci in urethral smears and 5.1% were VDRL reactive. Skin infections followed by gastrointestinal disorders and respiratory tract infections were other prevalent problems. 70.6% were positive for intestinal parasites and 22.2% were sputum positive for acid fast bacilli. However all the collected blood samples were negative for HIV.
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