Gibney L, Choudhury P, Khawaja Z, Sarker M, Vermund S H
School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
Int J STD AIDS. 1999 Mar;10(3):186-94. doi: 10.1258/0956462991913862.
A review of published and unpublished data indicates the prevalence of high-risk behaviours for HIV transmission in segments of the Bangladeshi population. These include casual unprotected sex, heterosexual as well as between males, prior to and after marriage. Intravenous drug use (IVDU) exists though illicit drugs are more commonly inhaled. There is a fear, however, that inhalers may turn to injecting drugs, as is common in neighbouring countries. The lack of public awareness of HIV/AIDS, and misconceptions about the disease, may contribute to continued high-risk behaviours by segments of the population and, thus, to the spread of HIV. Bangladesh's proximity to India and Myanmar (countries with high HIV endemicity and a rapidly growing number of cases) increases fears of an epidemic in Bangladesh. This proximity will only be a risk factor, however, if high-risk contacts occur between nationals of these countries.
对已发表和未发表数据的回顾表明，孟加拉国部分人群中存在艾滋病毒传播的高风险行为。这些行为包括婚前和婚后的随意无保护性行为，异性之间以及男性之间的性行为。静脉注射吸毒现象存在，不过非法药物更常通过吸入方式使用。然而，人们担心吸入毒品者可能会像邻国常见的那样转而注射毒品。公众对艾滋病毒/艾滋病缺乏认识以及对该疾病的误解，可能导致部分人群持续存在高风险行为，从而促使艾滋病毒传播。孟加拉国与印度和缅甸（艾滋病毒高流行且病例数迅速增加的国家）接壤，这增加了对孟加拉国出现疫情的担忧。然而，只有在这些国家的国民之间发生高风险接触时，这种接壤才会成为一个风险因素。
