Exploring the Landscape of HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention in Bangladesh: Analysis of Data from the 2007 Demographic and Health Survey
Keywords:
HIV/AIDS, currently married, formerly married, logistic regression analysis, Bangladesh.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.
