ArticleBMJ open2021
HIV transmission knowledge among Rohingya refugee women in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey.
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- Unmet need for health care services among Rohingya Refugees living in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char in Bangladesh.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Healthcare Access and Outcomes for Refugee Women in Transit: A Scoping Review of Facilitators and Barriers in South and Southeast Asia.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- Correlates of sexually transmitted infections among Syrian refugee women and girls in Lebanon: knowledge, symptoms, and health-seeking behaviors.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Assessing HIV transmission knowledge and rapid test history among the general population in Iran.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A trauma-informed care model for HIV prevention and care for refugee women in the United States: perspectives and implementation framework.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- From Vulnerability to Resilience: Roles of Community Support for Well-Being of Older Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh.Journal of aging research · 2025Article
- Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among married women in Bangladesh: analysis of three consecutive multiple indicator cluster surveys (MICS).AIDS research and therapy · 2022Article
- Family planning awareness and contraceptive use among young Rohingya refugee women: A representative cross-sectional study in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveIncreasing numbers of Rohingya refugees have been found to be infected with HIV since they arrived in Bangladesh after being ousted from Myanmar in 2017. This study aimed to examine the knowledge about HIV transmission among Rohingya refugee women and to identify factors that are associated with that knowledge.
designA cross-sectional survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire that was based on the standard questionnaire of the Demographic and Health Survey programme.
settingRohingya settlements in the Kutupalong refugee camp at Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
participantsInterviews were conducted with 508 women who had married or given birth in the 2 years before the survey was done. OUTCOME MEASURE: The participants were asked to answer a set of questions to assess their knowledge about HIV transmission.
resultsAround 70% of the women could not accurately answer four of the eight questions, and there were substantial misconceptions about the modes of HIV transmission. Knowledge regarding HIV transmission among participants increases in conjunction with the age at which they were first married. Women who were involved in work outside their households or those whose husbands were employed were more likely than others to demonstrate relatively good knowledge of transmission. Women who had received some formal education were 2.37 times likely to show relatively good knowledge of HIV transmission than those who had not received any education. Availability of healthcare facilities in the blocks where women resided is also associated with better knowledge. However, knowledge of HIV transmission among Rohingya women was significantly lower than among women in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
conclusionMost Rohingya women have inadequate knowledge of HIV transmission. Targeted interventions are needed to provide HIV education and to assist with prevention and behavioural changes.
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