Table 2 Awareness of the respondents regarding HIV/AIDS (N = 303)
From: Influence of socio-demographic factors on awareness of HIV/AIDS among Bangladeshi garment workers
Parameter | n | % |
|---|---|---|
The Term HIV | ||
Heard about it | 298 | 98 |
Didn’t hear about it | 5 | 2 |
Disease Transmission | (n = 298) | |
Transmissible | 270 | 90.6 |
Route *- | ||
Through sexual intercourse | 213 | 78.9 |
Through blood transfusion | 104 | 38.5 |
In intravenous drug abuser | 35 | 13 |
Through equipment & needles | 108 | 40 |
Mother to child transmission | 54 | 20 |
Homosexuality | 13 | 4.8 |
Multiple sex partners | 101 | 37.4 |
Don’t know | 12 | 4.4 |
Others | 10 | 3.7 |
Not Transmissible | 12 | 4 |
Don’t know about it | 16 | 5.4 |
Knowledge about symptoms | ||
Have some idea | 84 | 28 |
Symptoms *- | ||
Chronic diarrhea | 9 | 10.7 |
Malaise | 19 | 22.6 |
Fever | 54 | 64.3 |
Rash | 16 | 19 |
Sore throat | 10 | 11.9 |
Fatigue | 38 | 45.2 |
Severe weight loss | 25 | 29.8 |
Night sweating | 7 | 8.3 |
Others | 19 | 22.6 |
Don’t know about it | 214 | 72 |
Knowledge about risk group | ||
Persons having multiple sex partners | 119 | 39.9 |
Homosexual & bisexual person | 21 | 7 |
Heterosexual partners (including prostitutes) | 192 | 64.4 |
Intravenous drug abusers | 55 | 18.5 |
Transfusion recipients of blood & blood products | 65 | 21.8 |
Long route bus & truck drivers and rickshaw pullers | 34 | 11.4 |
Don’t know | 63 | 19.5 |
Others | 12 | 4 |
Knowledge on protection | ||
Know about protection* | 221 | 74.2 |
Using condom | 96 | 43.4 |
Avoiding multiple sex | 104 | 47.1 |
Avoiding homosexuality and bisexuality | 13 | 5.9 |
Avoiding heterosexuality | 159 | 71.9 |
Avoiding sharing of needle and syringe | 84 | 38 |
Screening of donated blood | 45 | 20.4 |
By preventing transmission (mother to child) | 15 | 6.8 |
Discouraging sharing of tooth brushes and razors | 8 | 3.6 |
Others | 18 | 8.1 |
Not preventable | 27 | 9.1 |
Don’t know about it | 50 | 16.1 |
Fate of HIV/AIDS infection* | ||
Curable | 134 | 45 |
Death | 210 | 70.5 |
Don’t know | 53 | 17.8 |
Others | 35 | 11.7 |
Source of Information* | ||
Radio/TV | 246 | 82.6 |
Newspaper | 24 | 8.1 |
Books | 14 | 4.7 |
Friends | 35 | 11.7 |
Health worker | 19 | 6.4 |
Organized AIDS education program | 11 | 3.7 |
Can’t remember | 15 | 5 |
Others | 13 | 4.4 |
Level of awareness | ||
Poor | 233 | 76.9 |
Average | 32 | 12.5 |
Good | 38 | 10.6 |