Women's microfinance participation and HIV literacy in Bangladesh

Results From a Nationally Representative Study

Bibliographic Data

ID2168979
AuthorsNadine Shaanta Murshid (0000-0003-2387-9372, School of Social Work, University at Buffalo), E Bowen (0000-0002-4726-6039), Elizabeth A Bowen (School of Social Work, University at Buffalo)
Year2019
Volume29
Issue5
Pages647-660
Publication date2019-07-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2019.1587730
OpenAlexW2920968271
LanguageEN
References cited33

This study evaluated the association between microfinance participation and HIV literacy within a nationally representative sample of 3,614 married women aged 15–49 years from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2011. Using logistic regression, we assessed the relationship between microfinance participation and HIV literacy. Controlling for demographic factors such as wealth, age, and education, we found that microfinance participants were 30% more likely to be HIV literate, in comparison with women who did not participate in microfinance. These results suggest that microfinance is a cost-effective way to enhance HIV literacy for poor, less educated women in rural areas of Bangladesh

Economic growth · Economics · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Literacy · Logistic regression · Microfinance · Socioeconomics · Sociology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology