Knowledge and awareness about STDs among women in Bangladesh

Hossain, Mosharaf; Mani, Kulanthayan K. C.; Sidik, Sherina Mohd; Shahar, Hayati Kadir; Islam, Rafiqul

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“…among all the respondents, 38.2% of women living in urban settings and 32.2% of rural women showed some knowledge and awareness about STDs. The study also demonstrated that a higher level of education increased the knowledge of STDs, and older women are generally more aware of STDs than younger ones [16].…”

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“…The results indicate that the level of education below secondary among both the respondents and their husbands/partners had a significant impact on the decision regarding the use contraception. women from lower-class families committed to using contraception 1.159 times more often than women from upper-class prior research in Bangladesh and other countries [9,[15][16][17][18]. Education broadens our horizons and makes it easier for us to access information on sexual and reproductive health from various communication channels, including the Internet, television, radio, print media, social media and opinion leaders.…”

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“…Female garment workers with secondary education were more knowledgeable about STDs and HIV/aIDS than their less educated counterparts [17]. The outdated social system and health care service are the leading causes of poor knowledge and awareness about STDs and HIV/aIDS, particularly in the younger age group (< 29 years), because they are perceived neither as children nor as adults [16]. A study carried out in a Turkish Cypriot (TC) community revealed that 42.32% of respondents described school as the main source of awareness about STDs, and only 7.57% of the group cited health care professionals as the source of information [18].…”

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Social determinants of awareness and behavior regarding STDs and HIV/AIDS among ever married women in Bangladesh

Rana¹

2016

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Background. about 8,900 people are living with HIV/aIDS, and 1,000 aIDS-related deaths had been reported in Bangladesh by the end of 2014. Objectives. The study investigates the social determinants of awareness and behavior regarding STDs and HIV/aIDS among ever married women in Bangladesh. Material and methods. This cross-sectional research extracted data concerning 17,828 ever married women from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) in 2014. The chi-square (χ 2 ) and multinomial logistic regression model were used to identify the factors associated with knowledge, awareness and behavior concerning STDs and HIV/aIDS. Results. Overall, 28.6% of examined ever married women have never heard of STDs or HIV/aIDS nor any of their prevention methods. also, only 15.6% of reported women were the decision makers regarding the use of contraception during sexual intercourse, and 91.3% of women had the capacity to refuse sexual contact with their STD-infected husband/partner. Women who belong to households classified as lower class (OR = 0.525, 95% CI = 0.461-0.598) or middle class (OR = 0.643, 95% CI = 0.564-0.733) had less comprehensive knowledge and awareness of STDs and HIV/AIDS than those categorized as upper class. Women at a level of education below secondary (OR = 0.200, 95% CI = 0.179-0.223) also had less comprehensive knowledge and awareness than highly educated women. Moreover, women living in an urban residence (OR = 1.141, 95% CI = 1.003-1.297) were more likely to make the decision of using contraception and (OR = 1.546, 95% CI = 1.351-1.770) more likely to refuse sexual contact with an STD-infected husband/partner than their rural counterparts. Formally unemployed women (OR = 0.894, 95% CI = 0.793-1.010) were less likely to refuse sexual intercourse with an STD-infected husband than employed women. Conclusions. Social determinants such as education, wealth and media exposure determine the level of knowledge and awareness and affect the behavior of women concerning STDs and HIV/aIDS.

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2016

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“…This development is paralleled by interesting movements both within the brothel villages, and in the wider society, by older women organising collectively for better treatment, a fairer reward for their exploitation, and for a heightened respect for the service they perform (Alam et al, 2013;Eva et al, 2007;Jenkins et al, 2002;Khan, 2013;Pisani, 2008;Salim, 2004). But our fieldwork suggests that this beginning feminist movement has an uphill task (Hosain & Chaterjee, 2005;Hossain et al, 2014;Kammal et al, 2015;Katz et al, 2015;Sultana, 2015). The case for an Islamic feminism in Bangladesh has been eloquently argued by Hashmi (2000) in her book Women and Islam in Bangladesh: Beyond Subjection and Tyranny.…”

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Commercialised Sexual Exploitation of Children, Adolescents and Women: Health and Social Structure in Bangladesh

Bagley¹,

Kadri²,

Shahnaz³

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Background: This research is based on our argument that the commercial sexual exploitation of women and children (CSEWC) often includes a variety of abuses, sexual, physical, emotional, and economic. In Bangladesh, "Sex work" is a major industry, and about two percent of girls and women in the population aged 12 to 30 are subject to the status of CSEWC. Methods: From a review of literature and from ethnographic field work, we present an analysis of the sexual abuse of children, girls and women engaged in "sex work" in Bangladeshi brothels, addressing as well issues of STIs and HIV infection, in men who use CSEWC. Findings: Adolescents who are forced to become CSEWC suffer multiple forms of abuse, which may be life-threatening. Bangladeshi men of all ages and classes use CSEWC. Rates of HIV/AIDS remain relatively low (but may infect 5 percent in CSEWC). However, STIs (sexually transmitted infections) affect 50 percent of CSEWC, and at least 15 percent of men who use them. There is some evidence that men's widespread use of CSEWC spreads STIs to their wives, so that rates in women in the general population are relatively high. The CSEWC themselves suffer numerous physical and sexual abuses including bondage and trafficking to India and the Middle East. Police and local officials are involved in the toleration of this abuse, and about a third of money paid by men for sexual services passes to corrupt officials. Conclusions: We advocate support for the growing movement of adult women who campaign against the use of CSEWC, as a means of ending at least the exploitation of children and adolescents. We advocate also the development and evaluation of programmes of preventive education for high school students, as well as the reiteration of the norms of an Islamic culture which should end the sexual abuse of women and children. We also advocate the introduction of a basic income which would give women choices, How to cite this paper: Bagley, C., Kadri, S., Shahnaz, A., Simkhada, P., & King, K. 138enabling them to escape the life of CSEWC. Our final recommendation is for a major programme of research and evaluation of programme innovation which will describe the extent of, and ways of preventing, the commercial sexual exploitation of girls and women in Bangladesh.

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“…The awareness about HIV/AIDS is very important to prevent the deadly consequence of the disease. Nowadays, the awareness in Bangladesh is rising [6,7,8] and males are more aware than females [9,10]. To understand the level and trends towards the HIV/AIDS epidemic and awareness, this research tries to illustrate some graphical representation of the level and trends of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and it's awareness in Bangladesh.…”

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Trends of HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Awareness Levels in Bangladesh

Faruk¹,

Begum²,

Rana³

2017

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This paper observes the level and trends of HIV/AIDS epidemic and its awareness in Bangladesh. The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Bangladesh is 0.01% and in compared to other neighboring countries Bangladesh has least prevalence. The trend of HIV/AIDS prevalence in Bangladesh is increasing. The highest prevalence rate is found in Nepal and its trend is found decreasing over the years. The trend of number of death due to AIDS in Bangladesh is increasing. The estimated number of death due to AIDS in Bangladesh is 68in 2001 which is gradually increasing and in 2015 it stands at 868. The highest number of death due to AIDS is found in Pakistan and its trend is also increasing. The theoretical trend of HIV/AIDS prevalence in Bangladesh forecast that the prevalence rate will be 0.021%in 2020. The trend of HIV/AIDS awareness level in Bangladesh is found to be increasing over the year. The awareness level in Bangladesh is about 80% in 2014 among which male are 90% and female are 70%. Finally, from the result of the present study it can be conclude that with the increase of the awareness level the number of new HIV infection in Bangladesh tends to decrease.

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Knowledge and awareness about STDs among women in Bangladesh

Cited by 41 publications

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Social determinants of awareness and behavior regarding STDs and HIV/AIDS among ever married women in Bangladesh

Social determinants of awareness and behavior regarding STDs and HIV/AIDS among ever married women in Bangladesh

Commercialised Sexual Exploitation of Children, Adolescents and Women: Health and Social Structure in Bangladesh

Trends of HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Awareness Levels in Bangladesh

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