Bangladesh HIV/AIDS communication challenges and strategies.

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dc.contributor.authorHaider, Muhiuddinen_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Shamsun Naharen_US
dc.contributor.authorJaha, Nilufar Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-06en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T03:46:54Z
dc.date.available2008-08-06en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T03:46:54Z
dc.date.issued2008-08-06en_US
dc.descriptionBangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin.en_US
dc.description.abstractBangladesh is in a precarious position in relation to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Rates are currently low compared to the rest of the South Asian region, and the disease is relatively confined to small, high-risk populations--mainly injection drug users (IDUs) and commercial sex workers. Yet if steps are not taken quickly to keep the epidemic in check, it could easily spread to the general population as it has in other countries nearby. This would both increase the negative impact of HIV/AIDS and make it much harder to target for containment. It is therefore imperative that healthy behavior be promoted among IDUs and sex users, not only for their own health, but for the health of the country. Prevention will be the key to halting the spread of HIV infection through the implementation of communication and education programs aimed to change high-risk behavior. However, the disparate number of HIV/AIDS prevention programs independently operating in Bangladesh combined with the difficulty in adequately targeting this unique population of IDUs and sex workers establishes a complex situation where attaining behavior change is extremely difficult. This paper proposes adoption of the FOMENT model to design a health communication campaign targeting the high-risk populations in Bangladesh.en_US
dc.description.affiliationSchool of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. mhaider@umd.eduen_US
dc.identifier.citationHaider M, Ahmed SN, Jaha NK. Bangladesh HIV/AIDS communication challenges and strategies. Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin. 2008 Aug; 34(2): 54-61en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/133
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BMRCB/indexen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BMRCB/article/view/1176/1188en_US
dc.subject.meshBangladeshen_US
dc.subject.meshCommunication Barriersen_US
dc.subject.meshHIV Infections --prevention & controlen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshPublic Healthen_US
dc.titleBangladesh HIV/AIDS communication challenges and strategies.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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