Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs has become one of today major challenges. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with awareness about HIV/AIDS and STDs among women in Bangladesh. To conduct this cross-sectional study, data were gathered from the Bangladesh Demographi...
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| description | Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs has become one of today major challenges. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with awareness about HIV/AIDS and STDs among women in Bangladesh. To conduct this cross-sectional study, data were gathered from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2014. The total number of women participants was 17,684 from seven divisions of Bangladesh: Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Chittagong, Barisal, Khulna, and Sylhet. The prevalence of consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh is 50.1% and 51.2%, respectively. The 2 test showed that the respondent’s age, place of residence, educational level, geographical difference, socio-economic status, radio, and television had a significant association with consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs. The multiple logistic regressions identified the risk factors – age of respondents, place of residence, educational level, socioeconomic status, geographical difference, listening to the radio, and watching television (TV) – with the consciousness among women in Bangladesh about HIV/AIDS and STIs. It is essential to increase the educational programmes concerning HIV/AIDS and STIs for rural areas in Bangladesh, especially for the younger women (<25 years). Radio and television play significant roles in increasing consciousness regarding HIV/AIDS and STIs in the rural areas of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Government should consider including information about HIV/AIDS and STIs in primary and secondary school textbooks. |
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| spelling | upm-965102023-02-03T02:13:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96510/ Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study Hossain, Mosharaf Mat Min, Ruhani K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs has become one of today major challenges. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with awareness about HIV/AIDS and STDs among women in Bangladesh. To conduct this cross-sectional study, data were gathered from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2014. The total number of women participants was 17,684 from seven divisions of Bangladesh: Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Chittagong, Barisal, Khulna, and Sylhet. The prevalence of consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh is 50.1% and 51.2%, respectively. The 2 test showed that the respondent’s age, place of residence, educational level, geographical difference, socio-economic status, radio, and television had a significant association with consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs. The multiple logistic regressions identified the risk factors – age of respondents, place of residence, educational level, socioeconomic status, geographical difference, listening to the radio, and watching television (TV) – with the consciousness among women in Bangladesh about HIV/AIDS and STIs. It is essential to increase the educational programmes concerning HIV/AIDS and STIs for rural areas in Bangladesh, especially for the younger women (<25 years). Radio and television play significant roles in increasing consciousness regarding HIV/AIDS and STIs in the rural areas of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Government should consider including information about HIV/AIDS and STIs in primary and secondary school textbooks. Teikyo University School of Medicine 2021 Article PeerReviewed Hossain, Mosharaf and Mat Min, Ruhani and K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan (2021) Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. Teikyo Medical Journal, 44 (4). 975 - 983. ISSN 0387-5547 https://www.teikyomedicaljournal.com/article/consciousness-about-hivaids-and-stis-among-women-in-bangladesh-a-cross-sectional-study |
| spellingShingle | Hossain, Mosharaf Mat Min, Ruhani K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study |
| title | Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Consciousness about HIV/AIDS and STIs among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | consciousness about hiv/aids and stis among women in bangladesh: a cross-sectional study |
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