Rahman M, Shimu T A, Fukui T, Shimbo T, Yamamoto W
Department of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Kyoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
Public Health. 1999 Jan;113(1):35-8. doi: 10.1016/s0033-3506(99)00110-9.
A study of the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices (KABP) relating to HIV/AIDS was conducted among people from Bangladesh seeking work overseas (N = 300), during February, 1997 and March, 1997. Only 26% of the respondents knew of AIDS and out of 13 basic facts concerning HIV/AIDS the mean score of the sample was 1.63 correct responses. Most of those who knew of HIV had some false beliefs about the mode of HIV transmission, for example, believing that HIV could be contracted by touching an AIDS patient, or sharing bathing facilities or eating utensils. Sex with brothel-based commercial sex workers (100%), sharing contaminated needles (93.6%) and blood transfusion from infected individuals (93.6%) were seen as the main route of HIV transmission. Printed media (69%) was the main source of AIDS information. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that having a non-agricultural occupation (P < 0.04), being resident in Dhaka, Chandpur, Noakhali, Comilla, and Chittagong (P < 0.01), being in the habit of reading newspapers (P < 0.05), using condoms (P < 0.04), having heard about condoms (P < 0.003), having seen condoms (P < 0.005) and knowing where to buy condoms (P < 0.0005) were significantly associated with AIDS awareness. There is insufficient AIDS awareness among overseas job seekers which calls for public initiatives to provide AIDS information to them before they leave Bangladesh to work abroad.
1997年2月至3月期间，对300名来自孟加拉国、前往海外务工的人员进行了一项关于艾滋病病毒/艾滋病相关知识、态度、信念和行为（KABP）的研究。只有26%的受访者知晓艾滋病，在13项关于艾滋病病毒/艾滋病的基本事实中，样本的平均正确回答得分为1.63分。大多数知晓艾滋病病毒的人对艾滋病病毒传播方式存在一些错误认知，例如，认为接触艾滋病患者、共用洗浴设施或餐具会感染艾滋病病毒。与妓院的商业性工作者发生性行为（100%）、共用受污染的针头（93.6%）以及接受来自感染者的输血（93.6%）被视为艾滋病病毒传播的主要途径。印刷媒体（69%）是艾滋病信息的主要来源。多元逻辑回归分析表明，从事非农业职业（P<0.04）、居住在达卡、钱德布尔、诺阿卡利、科米拉和吉大港（P<0.01）、有阅读报纸的习惯（P<0.05）、使用避孕套（P<0.04）、听说过避孕套（P<0.003）、见过避孕套（P<0.005）以及知道在哪里购买避孕套（P<0.0005）与艾滋病知晓率显著相关。海外求职者对艾滋病的知晓率不足，这就需要采取公共举措，在他们离开孟加拉国出国工作之前，向他们提供艾滋病信息。
