The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic continues to be associated with
misconceptions and misinformed opinions, which increase the risk of HIV transmission. Therefore, the
present study aimed to identify the determinant factors among different socioeconomic and demographic
factors affecting misconceptions about HIV transmission among ever-married women in Bangladesh.
Data and necessary information of 9,272 ever-married women were extracted from the Bangladesh
Demographic and Health Survey 2011. Three types of misconceptions were considered. Both
bivariate and multivariate analyses were used as the statistical tools to determine the factors affecting
misconceptions about HIV transmission. The results revealed that misconceptions are more prevalent
among women who are older, less educated have husbands who are less educated, live in rural areas,
have poor economics, conditions, and have less access to mass media. The respondent's age, education,
husband's education, place of residence, wealth index, and exposure to mass media as significantly associated
with the misconceptions. Finally, logistic regression analysis indentified age, education, place of
residence, wealth index, and exposure to mass media as significant predictors. Because socioeconomic
factors are the key determinants of misconceptions about HIV transmission, intervention programs
should be aimed at HIV prevention via education and awareness programs to reduce misconceptions as
important parts of the prevention strategy.