IMPACT OF THE BOOK

The impact of the Book-let program will be clear from the evaluation report detailed below. It is noted in this connection that the Book-let has been approved by the GOB and the program of hand in hand distribution attended with counseling in the community followed up with evaluation on output. The same has been much appreciated by the national AIDS committee & the GOB.

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THE EVALUATION RPORT IS AS FOLLOWS :

14% readers had hearsay knowledge on STD/AIDS; its nature and cause of infection and prevention practices beforehand.
86% readers had no clear knowledge of cause, nature and means of infection and its consequences, its need for proper treatment.
100% readers have been well informed of the messages around STD/AIDS and its safety method.
100% readers have become self-reliant in the case of prevention of STD/AIDS. (About one Lac people have been made aware of STD/AIDS.)
100% readers are in the opinion that hand in hand distribution of such cheap Book-let is praiseworthy useful and fruitful with lasting imprint of the messages and these should be extended to all.
100% readers praised and appreciated the system of delivery of Book-let at home, desk and expressed feeling that government is looking after then on health management.
100% readers have become advocates of the messages in turn among others around them.
100% readers expressed gratitude to the writer and the authority and commented that the authority is doing welfare job for the people.
100% readers opined in form of such Book-let therapy for all.
The B DR, Students, Army, Police and others sharply praised the contents of the Book-let and advocated for more delivery.

END RESULT OF THE PROGRAM :

The Book-let is best, cheap and effective means of raising awareness on prevention of STD/AIDS
If everybody is to be made self-reliant in prevention practices, the Book-let should go to every body.
If the Book-let goes to one's hand or, desk it involves members of his family and many more around him.
One can go through the message at his convenience leisure with full Concentration and the messages are imprinted in its real perspective.
One become on unpaid extension worker on it without further interventions as one light lights up another.
The Book-let remains passing from one to others and messages remain to spread.
It makes reader to help him and to help others.
It is cheaper, fruitful, effective and economic than any other media and can be permanent guide to any body.
If the Book-let is one Lac in a print at a time it cost Taka 2/= plus distribution cost per Book-let is Taka 1/= it can feed the messages up to 10 to 20 person or, more eventually.
If a work-shop/seminar cost Taka 3,00,000/= it can cover at least 50 to 100 persons with the information while one Lac Book-let costing Taka 3,00,000/= can feed 10,00,000 Ten Lac people or more.
If we mean safety of everybody everyone should have the message Book at home or, desk and at least primarily the targeted people of the cross section should be provided immediately with Book-let.
Every recipient of the Book-let will be self guarded and be unpaid extension workers around the family and the neighbors including literate, half-literate and illiterate together.
If we can not prevent SD / HIV everywhere we may not be able to prevent any where and the battle will remain the same with the situation worsening day by day.
The Book-let is a living permanent guide to anybody which remain passes one to other in due course as on lights of another.

TRANSMISSION OF RTI,STD AND AIDS

The process of transmission of STDs, identified by the respondents, were sexual contact with the affected person, pregnant mother to baby; through blood transfusion and sharing the syringe. The overall responses showed that more than half (54 percent) of the respondents could not identify a mode of transmission correctly, while 36 percent identified a single process of transmission correctly, and 9 percent identified two processes correctly. The processes of transmission of RTI identified by the respondents included lack of cleanliness; intercourse during menstruation; non-aseptic delivery; and through abortions/MR. In this study, 70 percent of respondents gave no answer or correct responses, while more than on fifth (22 percent) gave a single correct response, 7 percent identified two processes of transmission correctly and one percent identified three or more processes. The processes of transmission of AIDS identified by the respondents included sexual contact with the affected person; homosexuality; through blood transfusion; pregnant mother to baby and sharing of the syringe. The overall responses revealed that more than two thirds (66 percent) of the respondents could either not identify the correct response or did not give any response at all; while 25 percent gave a single correct response, 6 percent gave two correct responses and 2 percent gave three or more correct responses.

RESPONDENTS OF STATUS OF GIVING ONE OR MORE CORRECT RESPONSE ON THE PROCESS OF TRANSMISSION OF STD/TRI AND AIDS


Respondents			STD (%)	        RTI (%)	AIDS (%)
Female Unmarried		18.0		29.0		34.0
Female Unmarried		21.0		42.0		22.0
Male Unmarried		51.0		9.0		42.0
Husbands			76.0		23.0		34.0

The female adolescents demonstrated better knowledge about the processes of transmission of RTI compared to their knowledge on STDs. On the other hand, the male adolescents and the husbands showed better knowledge on the processes of transmission of STDs than that on RTIs. Unmarried adolescents, males or females and husbands demonstrated better knowledge on the processes of transmission of STDs than that on RTIs. Unmarried adolescents, males or females, and husbands demonstrated better knowledge on the processes of transmission of AIDS than the female married adolescents.

The situation of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh is still in a tolerable position due to the socio-culture environment among the people. But the bordering countries like, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand has been going fast in the transmission of HIV/AIDS and the movement of the general people from the countries to Bangladesh is easy and constant. It is apprehended that due to this reason HIV/AIDS may break open the silence any moment. For this raising of awareness among the vulnerable group and general population is being organized both by gob and NGO's everywhere.

According to Bangladesh government assessment about 126 HIV/AIDS patients have been detected & 4 out of it have already expired. No further report is yet received. But acridly to the WHO & UNICEF joint version a number 21270 HIV/AIDS patients might have been roaming in Bangladesh which the GOB have no acceptance.

But the trend of sex trade in Dhaka, Division H.Q., District H. Q. in Bangladesh is almost increasing and as a result, there is possible apprehension of increase number of transmission with STD and HIV/AIDS. If the people as a whole of the reproductive age in general and people of risk group and particular are not brought in awareness channel & practitioning safety methods from prevention if STD/AIDS.

The STD/AIDS may follow the sit of India and other border countries. The AIDS/STD program of gob in taking achieve management area this issues to part a stop to the further transmission of HIV/AIDS and STD.

It is noted that only 14% population know STD/AIDS and its prevention out of 120 million population and the rest have liable knowledge of it. So much thrust of message Book-let distribution & to participate in counseling on safety practices for prevention of STD and AIDS and we are getting much support for the community. We are in search of adequate funding for this programme at least Book-let printing & distribution.

This much information may help you in assessing Bangladesh situation of HIV/AIDS. A detailed information letter will be sent as early as possible.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Md. Ziaul Ahsan
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