Authors : Iftekher Hossain and Shahed Shahriar
Abstract: Awareness raising program about HIV/AIDS is obligatory in Bangladesh due to the prevalence of this terrible disease. In Bangladesh, present scenario of HIV/AIDS is not in a dangerous level. But it could spread away any time due to lack of awareness about this formidable disease. This paper is an attempt to examine the knowledge level about HIV/AIDS of rickshaw pullers in Dhaka city. The data shown in this paper were obtained from primary sources. The education level, household income and access to media (Radio/ TV/Billboard) were found as the determining factors to be apprised about HIV/AIDS.
Iftekher Hossain and Shahed Shahriar , 2005. Responsiveness of Rickshaw pullers about HIV/AIDS in the City of Dhaka . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 3: 898-901.