Evaluation of the impact of the Information Education Communication ‪(IEC)‬ program on the knowledge of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh

Name: Nowrozy Kamar Jahan

LCSH: HIV infections -- Bangladesh

LCSH: AIDS (Disease) -- Bangladesh

MeSH: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Abstract: HIV/AIDS is rapidly becoming a major public health problem throughout the world, including Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, a total of 248 HIV positive cases have been reported and so far, 26 HIV positive persons have developed AIDS. There is no cure or effective vaccine for this deadly disease; only prevention can halt this epidemic. A preventive program based on Information Education Communication (IEC) campaign can increase the level of knowledge of the general adult population, which in turn will help to prevent them from contracting HIV infection. Bangladesh is in the pre-epidemic stage for HIV infection. But there are many high risk factors that have potential to facilitate the spread of HIV/AIDS. The Bangladesh Government has learned from the mistakes of other countries and started IEC intervention to increase the knowledge of the general population in 1993. The objective of this study is to explore the effect of the IEC program on the knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention among the general adult population of Bangladesh. The study uses secondary data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 1999-2000. The study sample is 4529 adult males and females, both from urban and rural areas, who have heard of HIV/AIDS. The findings show that the majority of respondents have low HIV/AIDS knowledge. Fifty-five percent do not have any knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS prevention. The study also indicates that multichannel, mass media campaigns are most effective in increasing knowledge. Among the multichannel mass media, printed media is the most effective media for generating knowledge about HIV/AIDS. The study results suggest that the IEC program has not met with success, as the general population is not equipped with a satisfactory level of knowledge on HIV infection, despite their access to a multichannel mass media communication campaign. From multivariate analysis, the result supports only the first hypothesis that a significant association occurred between exposure to mass media and HIV/AIDS knowledge. This study recommends that there be an urgently needed review and up-grade of the ongoing Information Education and Communication program to ensure that a nation-wide HIV/AIDS awareness campaign program covers all the general population

Mahidol University

Address: NAKHON PATHOM

Email: liwww@mahidol.ac.th

Name: Uraiwan Kanungsukkasem

Role: Thesis Advisors

Created: 2003

Modified: 2553-02-24

Issued: 2010-01-04

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ISBN: 9740437761

CallNumber: TH J25e 2003

eng

Spatial: Bangladesh

DegreeName: Master of Arts

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Population and Reproductive Health Research

Grantor: Mahidol University

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