Authors : Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal , Md. Atikur Rahman Khan , Md. Rafiqul Islam and Abdullah Al Mamun
Abstract: HIV/AIDS is a recent phenomenon and is the most influential cause of death worldwide.Alarmingly, the face of HIV/AIDS is growing with epidemic concern. It holds serious implications for entire national and regional economies. It ascertains a threat to livelihoods and to basic rights at work and also at production. Bangladesh is a low HIV prevalence country with several well documented at risk groups, the most prominent of which is brothel-based sex workers. The main victims and vulnerable are womenespecially commercial sex workers (CSWs). So, the main purpose of this study is to show that through CSWs is the main route of spreading HIV infection into the general population. The used data comes from a field survey at Tangail brothel, attempts to identify the important factors influencing HIV infection of women in brothels and their vulnerable condition as well as country�s population. The study results reveal that the CSWs are not sufficient aware about HIV infection and its spreading, women are more vulnerable than men and they are at greater risk. Increasing education level and the female condom supplement could reduce this risk substantially in a large context.
Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal , Md. Atikur Rahman Khan , Md. Rafiqul Islam and Abdullah Al Mamun , 2005. Commercial Sex Workers in Brothels Are Hallmark of HIV Epidemic in Bangladesh . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 3: 1152-1158.