Knowledge, Awareness and Perception about HIV/AIDS among Private University Students in Dhaka City

Abstract

The aim of the study is to evaluate the awareness, knowledge and perception of HIV/AIDS among private university students in Dhaka City. The sample size of the study was 180 and they were selected on the basis of convenience sampling procedure. The findings of the study shows that that  25 percent respondents heard about HIV/AIDS through oral communication and 33 percent respondents heard about HIV/AIDS through television and internet. All the respondents opined that food handling cannot spread HIV and sharing utensils cannot spread HIV.

Keywords: HIV, AIDS, Awareness, Knowledge