Women Awareness about AIDS: Evidence from Natore District of Bangladesh

Abstract

HIV/ AIDS is a alarming influential cause of death in worldwide facing the growing rate at risk with epidemic concern. This study is used to analysis the women awareness about HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh. Primary data have been used by using multi-stage sampling design. Logistic regression procedure is applied in the study. The results reveal that majority women know the name of AIDS and preventive measure with consistent used of condom. The Chi-square (ρ) test result implies that parents’ education and occupation; watching television (TV) and regular meeting with health workers are highly significantly associated with heard the name of AIDS, knowledge about AIDS and preventive knowledge of AIDS. Logistic analysis indicates the women who watching TV have 10.621 times higher knowledge about AIDS than the women who do not watch TV. Literate women are 2.237 times more likely to know condom prevent AIDS than illiterate women and the women who watching TV, their preventive knowledge 9.917 times higher than the women who haven’t watched TV. Therefore, we should create opportunity for available access to electronic media with upholds overall education.