Knowledge and prevention of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh demographic and health survey, 2007

Abstract

There is no way to get rid of the unbearable sufferings from this killer disease, HIV/AIDS: prevention is 
the only solution to get rid of it. Increasing knowledge of respondents about the long term effects of 
this disease is the principal objectives of reproductive health programs recently being carried out in the 
world. This study gives an idea about this type of health problem. This study is mainly based on 
secondary data. The study reveals that currently married women (71%) have heard more of HIV/AIDS 
than formerly married women (about 57%), and that TV is the most dominant source for getting 
information about HIV/AIDS. In this study, it is also proved that avoiding unsafe blood transfusion is 
one of the best possible ways of preventing HIV/AIDS. Almost all the variables of contingency analysis 
are significantly associated (highest significant) with HIV/AIDS. Multivariate logistic analysis revealed 
that currently married women are more likely to use knowledge about HIV/AIDS than formerly married 
women.