抄録
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic continues to be subjected too much misconceptions and misinformed opinions which increases the risk of HIV transmission. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the determinant factors of different socioeconomic and demographic factors on misconceptions about HIV transmission of ever-married women in Bangladesh. Data and necessary information of 9,272 ever-married women were extracted Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011. The three types of misconceptions were considered. Both bivariate and multivariate analyses were used as the statistical tools to determine the factors of misconceptions about HIV transmission. The results revealed that misconceptions are more prevalent among the women of older aged, less educated, husband's less education, rural areas, poor economic condition, and less access to mass media. The respondent's age, education, husband's education, place of residence, wealth index, and exposure to mass media are significantly associated with the misconceptions. Finally, logistic regression analysis indentified age, education, place of residence, wealth index, and exposure to mass media are as the significant predictors. The socioeconomic factors are the key determinants of misconceptions about HIV transmission. Therefore, intervention programs should be aimed at HIV prevention through education and awareness programs to reduce misconceptions treating as the important parts of the prevention strategy.
