Abstract
This study explores the determinants of awareness of and attitude towards HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh using a purposive sample (N=1386) covering all the administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Analysis suggested that 78.4% of the respondents had ever heard of FHV/AIDS. Respondents mentioned "unsafe sex" and "use of HIV contaminated blood" as the main routes of HIV/AIDS transmission. More than half of the respondents showed negative attitude towards HIV/AIDS. Regression analysis revealed that respondents who aged less than 20 years, male, unmarried, from urban areas and had secondary education or above were more likely to be aware of HIV/AIDS. While respondents who were aged less than 20 years, non-Muslims, had higher than secondary education, from areas and had reported at least one mass media (radio/television/newspaper) as of HIV/AIDS information were more likely to show positive attitude towards MV/AIDS. The study recommended the effective use of mass media in HIV/AIDS campaign
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | South Asian Journal of Population and Health |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 1 & 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
