MALNUTRITION AND HIV/AIDS: THE MOST THREATENING CONCERNS IN BANGLADESH

Malnutrition and HIV/AIDS (Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) both are considered most challenging issues for Bangladesh. The purpose of this review was to describe the pervasiveness of malnutrition and HIV and also categorize the associated determinants in Bangladesh. An attempt was being made through this review to highlights various situate of malnutrition problems and HIV/AIDS. For this purpose, data was reviewed during 1980 to 2011 from different secondary sources. As in Bangladesh the rapidity of under nutrition is too elevated, although slow, the rate of overweight and obesity in children and women is also rising and in the mid-1980s Bangladesh initiated an early retort to the HIV outbreak. Because of lack of acquaintance about reproductive health issues, youngsters are more in danger than adults and in the midst of the youngsters, girls are more at risk. On the other hand malnutrition is anticipated to be causes of about 60% of maternal childhood and deaths in Bangladesh. Information plays a vital role to have exact understanding of people about HIV/AIDS spread and the strategies for prevention of malnutrition and various informative drives through media should be more regular because still the knowledge stage seems to be low and misconceptions apprehended.