Table 4 Knowledge on HIV/AIDs, source of information and mode of transmission of HIV/AIDs
Knowledge on HIV/AIDs | Urban Slums Dhaka | Rural Nabiganj | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline n = 800 | End-line n = 808 | P-value | Baseline n = 833 | End-line n = 824 | P-value | |
Heard about HIV/AIDs | 73 % | 80 % | *** | 58 % | 49 % | *** |
Source of information on HIV/AIDs | n = 423 | n = 584 | P-value | n = 174 | n = 483 | P-value |
Friends | 3 % | 10 % | *** | 6 % | 4 % | NS |
Radio | 8 % | 4 % | ** | 14 % | 10 % | NS |
Television | 96 % | 95 % | NS | 86 % | 87 % | NS |
Booklet/ magazines/ leaflets/ newspaper | 14 % | 1 % | *** | 21 % | 2 % | *** |
School curricula | 2 % | 22 % | *** | 5 % | 20 % | *** |
Bill boards/sign boards/posters | 3 % | 11 % | *** | 2 % | 6 % | *** |
Public sector | 6 % | 6 % | NS | 2 % | 1 % | NS |
Relatives | 70 % | 98 % | *** | 67 % | 100 % | NS |
Neighbours | 5 % | 12 % | *** | 8 % | 6 % | NS |
Mode of transmission of HIV/AIDs | ||||||
Unprotected sex with HIV-infected person | 10 % | 9 % | NS | 12 % | 9 % | * |
Receiving blood from HIV-infected person | 54 % | 69 % | *** | 32 % | 51 % | *** |
Using needle/syringe infected by HIV | 67 % | 80 % | *** | 41 % | 78 % | *** |
HIV-infected mother to children | 9 % | 11 % | NS | 7 % | 6 % | NS |
Sex with HIV-infected person | 10 % | 13 % | NS | 12 % | 11 % | NS |
Sex without using condom | 3 % | 5 % | * | 3 % | 1 % | ** |
Sex with sex worker | 12 % | 12 % | NS | 8 % | 3 % | *** |
Sex with multiple sex partners | 33 % | 28 % | * | 30 % | 10 % | *** |