| Adolescent knowledge and awareness about AIDS/HIV and factors affecting them in Bangladesh. | |
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PMID: 20929001 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Adolescents are more vulnerable than adults of unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. Among the adolescents, girls are more vulnerable to STDs including HIV/AIDS. Their knowledge about different diseases is very poor. This paper investigated adolescent's knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS, its mode of transmission and ways of its prevention. METHODS: Cross sectional study design was adopted for this study. A multistage cluster sampling technique was used to select the sample. Data on 3362 female adolescents irrespective of their marital status was analyzed. RESULTS: The study found that a large proportion of adolescents were not aware about sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS. More than half (54.8%) of the adolescents ever heard about AIDS respectively. On an average, about one tenth of them had better knowledge on AIDS in terms of mode of transmission and prevention. The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that adolescent age, years of schooling and knowledge on STDs appeared to be important predictors of the awareness about AIDS (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Useful and fruitful media campaigns to educate the adolescents regarding the health consequences of STDs including HIV/AIDS and integrated approach is strongly suggested for creating knowledge and awareness to control the spread of HIV and AIDS among young people in Bangladesh. |
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Authors:
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M Mizanur Rahman; M Kabir; M Shahidullah |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC Volume: 21 ISSN: 1025-9589 ISO Abbreviation: J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad Publication Date: 2009 Jul-Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-08 Completed Date: 2010-11-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8910750 Medline TA: J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad Country: Pakistan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 3-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Bangladesh. aniqm@hotmail.com |
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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epidemiology,
prevention & control* Adolescent Adolescent Behavior* Bangladesh / epidemiology Child Cross-Sectional Studies Demography Female HIV Infections / epidemiology, prevention & control* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Interviews as Topic Logistic Models Prevalence Risk Factors Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / epidemiology, prevention & control* Young Adult |
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