Mother's knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Ethiopia: A cross sectional study.
PLoS One
; 13(9): e0203043, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify proportion of and factors for comprehensive knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in pregnant women attending antenatal care in Northern Ethiopia.METHODS:
A total of 416 pregnant women were interviewed between October 2012 and May 2013. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors for comprehensive knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.RESULTS:
The proportion of pregnant women, who have comprehensive knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, was 52%. The odds of having comprehensive knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV were higher among pregnant women who were younger (16 to 24 years old) (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 2.95; 95%CI 1.20, 7.26), urban residents (AOR = 2.45; 95%CI 1.39, 4.32), attending secondary education and above (AOR = 4.43; 95%CI 2.40, 8.20), employed (AOR = 4.99;95%CI 2.45, 10.16), have five children or more (AOR = 9.34; 95%CI3.78, 23.07), have favored attitude towards HIV positive living (AOR = 2.53; 95%CI 1.43, 4.44) and have perceived susceptibility to HIV (AOR = 10.72; 95%CI 3.90, 29.39).CONCLUSION:
The proportion of women who have comprehensive knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in this study setting was low. Measures which will escalate mother's knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV should be emphasized. Efforts to improve mother's knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV should target women who were older age (> = 35years), rural residents, unemployed, not attending formal education, primigravids, have no favored attitude towards HIV positive living and have not perceived susceptibility to HIV.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
1_doencas_nao_transmissiveis
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2_enfermedades_transmissibles
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo
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Infecciones por VIH
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa
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Mujeres Embarazadas
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS One
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Etiopia