Islam Mohammad Tajul, Mostafa Golam, Bhuiya Abbas Uddin, Hawkes Sarah, de Francisco Andres
United Nations Children's Fund, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
J Health Popul Nutr. 2002 Sep;20(3):271-8.
Two hundred and ninety-three randomly-selected members of the staff of ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research were surveyed anonymously in June 1998, using a pre-tested and self-administered questionnaire, to assess their knowledge on, and attitude toward, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). All except 4 (1.4%) heard of AIDS. Main sources of information were radio and television (93%), newspapers and magazines (84.8%), posters and leaflets (70.2%), and friends (59.2%). About 94% of the respondents believed that HIV might spread in Bangladesh. Only 61.6% knew about the causative agent for AIDS. More than 96% had knowledge that HIV could be detected through blood test. The respondents were aware that unprotected sexual intercourse (92%), transfusion of blood and blood components (93.8%), sharing unsterile needles for injections (94.1%), and delivery of babies by infected mothers (82.7%) could transmit HIV. Similarly, the respondents had the knowledge that HIV infection could be prevented by using condom during sexual intercourse (85.5%), having sex only with an HIV-negative faithful partner (87.2%), avoiding transfusion of blood not screened for HIV (88.9%), and taking injections with sterile needles (86.5%). However, only 33.0% had the knowledge that HIV-infected persons can look healthy, and 56.4% were unaware of transmission through breastmilk. Most members of the staff, particularly at lower level, had misconceptions about transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS. More than 40% of the respondents had the attitude that HIV-infected persons should not be allowed to work, while another 10% did not have any idea about it. The findings of the study suggest that the members of the Centre's staff have a satisfactory level of essential knowledge on HIV/AIDS, although half of them have poor attitudes toward persons with HIV/AIDS. Therefore, preventive strategy for the staff should be directed toward behaviour change communication.
1191998年6月，对国际腹泻疾病研究中心（孟加拉国）卫生与人口研究中心随机挑选的293名工作人员进行了匿名调查，采用预先测试的自填问卷，以评估他们对人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）/获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）的了解和态度。除4人（1.4%）外，所有人都听说过艾滋病。信息的主要来源是广播和电视（93%）、报纸和杂志（84.8%）、海报和传单（70.2%）以及朋友（59.2%）。约94%的受访者认为HIV可能在孟加拉国传播。只有61.6%的人知道艾滋病的病原体。超过96%的人知道可以通过血液检测来检测HIV。受访者意识到无保护的性行为（92%）、输血及血液成分（93.8%）、共用未消毒的注射针头（94.1%）以及感染母亲分娩（82.7%）会传播HIV。同样，受访者知道在性交时使用避孕套（85.5%）、只与HIV阴性且忠诚的伴侣发生性行为（87.2%）、避免输注未筛查HIV的血液（88.9%）以及使用消毒针头注射（86.5%）可以预防HIV感染。然而，只有33.0%的人知道HIV感染者可能看起来健康，56.4%的人不知道通过母乳传播。大多数工作人员，尤其是较低层级的人员，对HIV/AIDS的传播和预防存在误解。超过40%的受访者认为不应允许HIV感染者工作，另有10%的人对此一无所知。研究结果表明，该中心工作人员对HIV/AIDS的基本知识水平令人满意，尽管其中一半人对HIV/AIDS患者态度不佳。因此，针对工作人员的预防策略应侧重于行为改变沟通。
