Association between decision making autonomy and knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention among ever married women in Bangladesh

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-163

  Khandoker, Aklimunessa ^a   Khan, M M H ^a,b   Ahsan, Nazmul ^c   Elahi Chowdhury, M Fazley ^d   Kabir, M ^b   Mori, Mitsuru ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS prevention; Women autonomy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33645351714     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.155.163     Document Type: Article

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