Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices about HIV/AIDS among the overseas job seekers in Bangladesh

Public Health

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-38

  Rahman, M ^a,c   Shimu, T A ^b   Fukui, T ^a   Shimbo, T ^a   Yamamoto, W ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sher e Bangla Medical College   (Bangladesh)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

AIDS; Attitudes; Bangladesh; Beliefs and practices; HIV; Knowledge; Overseas job seekers

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; BATH; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONDOM; CONTAMINATION; EATING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIGRANT WORKER; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PATIENT; PROSTITUTION; PUBLICATION; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TOUCH; URBAN AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0033060511     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(99)00110-9     Document Type: Article

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