Sanni Yaya|Ghose Bishwajit|Georges Danhoundo|Vaibhav Shah|Michael Ekholuenetale
Trends and determinants of HIV/AIDS knowledge among women in Bangladesh
University of Ottawa|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|York University|University of Ottawa|Social Action
globally women share indiscriminate burden hiv epidemic associated socioeconomic consequences previous studies demonstrated positive correlation levels hiv knowledge prevalence however bangladesh evidence nonexistent study aimed explore extent hiv knowledge relation sociodemographic variables age region area residence ie urban rural wealth index education investigate factors influencing level hiv knowledge among bangladeshi women used data bangladesh demographic health survey bdhs survey conducted 2011 total 12512 women ageing 15 49 ever hearing hiv regardless hiv status selected study hiv knowledge level estimated analyzing respondents answers set 11 basic questions indicative general awareness mode transmission descriptive statistics crosstabulation multinominal logistic regression performed data analysis little half respondents good knowledge regarding hiv transmission risks mean hiv knowledge score 0001 sd 0914 average correct response rate mode transmission higher general awareness educational level women sex household head found significantly associated hiv knowledge high score group education primary education secondary education less likely high score group hiv knowledge compared higher secondary level education similarly male household head less likely higher score group hiv knowledge level hiv knowledge among bangladeshi women quite low limiting factors rooted various demographic household characteristics education sex household head found significantly correlated level hiv knowledge propound sound grounds incorporation future hiv prevention strategies education women may also wider ramifications allowing reduction gender inequality turn favors higher knowledge hiv