| an update on the prevalence of hiv/aids in bangladesh. | the national aids committee was formed in 1985 to develop and support policies that prevent transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). in 1990, the institute of epidemiology, disease control and research in the ministry of health began sero-surveillance for aids/hiv infection. convenience sampling was conducted among prisoners, sailors, truckers, antenatal attendees, repatriated bangladeshi workers, and brothel-based prostitutes in dhaka. in 1994, commercial sex workers in other high-ri ... | 1999 | 10774687 |
| prevalence of infectious diseases in bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: hiv/std/hepatitis/genital tract infections. | little is known about infection rates for human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and other diseases that can be transmitted sexually in bangladeshi women who may be at intermediate levels of risk--that is, women who are not commercial sex workers (csws) but whose sexual contacts may include men at high risk for std. this study examines hiv/hepatitis/std and other genital tract infections in women living near tejgaon truck stand in dhaka, bangladesh. | 2001 | 11588280 |
| knowledge of hiv and aids among tertiary students in bangladesh. | to examine the levels and predictors of knowledge on hiv and aids, a survey was conducted among 392 tertiary level students in the university of dhaka, bangladesh. students demonstrated a high knowledge of transmission and prevention of hiv and aids yet with considerable misconception. all students said that unprotected sex with an hiv-positive man or woman can transmit the hiv virus to a negative man or woman but at the same time 43.6% of students believed that there is a preventive vaccine for ... | 2006 | 17827095 |