Knowledge about mother–to–child transmission of HIV, its prevention and associated factors among Ethiopian women

Luba, Tegene Regassa; Feng, Zhanchun; Gebremedhin, Simon Afewerki; Erena, Asfaw Negero; Nasser, Abdulsalam M A; Bishwajit, Ghose; Tang, Shangfeng

doi:10.7189/jogh.07.020414

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“…Luba and others also found out that the women from emerging regions being less likely to have sufficient knowledge on MTCT of HIV compared to those reside in city administration and Harari region [28], which is in agreement with this study. This could be due to the long distance of the emerging region from the central government.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…This could be because the low level of knowledge on MTCT among the poor women might be due to financial problems and so less access to health services and health information related to MTCT of HIV. This is in line with the study from 2011 Ethiopian DHS data that women from the richest household were 1.85 times more likely to have sufficient knowledge towards MTCT compared to the poorest women [28].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Our findings indicated that almost in excess of half of the participants (57.0 %) were with sufficient knowledge on mother-to-child transmission of HIV. This proportion is much greater than the level of correct knowledge of women on MTCT of HIV (34.9 %) in Ethiopia reported in survey year of [28]. However, our data are comparable with study in Ethiopia that described approximate proportion of pregnant women's' knowledge on prevention of MTCT of HIV [29].…”

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confidence: 71%

“…Based on their development, geographical location and common features, regions were recategorized into three larger sub divisions including; developed region such as Oromiya, Amhara, SNNPR and Tigray; Secondly, emerging region such as Somali, Affar, Benishangul Gumuz and Gambela; Capital city Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa city and Harari. The third sub division includes capital city Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa city and Harari region[28]. DHS grouped wealth index as poorest, poorer, middle, richer, and richest, were taken to compare the influence of wealth on MTCT knowledge of Ethiopian women.…”

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Knowledge of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV among Ethiopian Women aged 15-49: Trend Analysis from 2000-2016

Desta¹

2019

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Background Globally, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the major route of pediatric HIV infection. In Ethiopia 110, 000 children aged 0 to 14 were living with HIV in 2014. However, this number has been significantly declined to 36,000 in 2018. Deaths of children due to AIDS has also fall down from 23, 000 in 2014 to 1800 in 2018. Even though improvements have been shown in the past 5 years, still the progress is much less slower than the needed. In this sense, improving maternal and child health, enhancing knowledge and awareness of women towards mitigating of MTCT are essential. Hence, the present study aimed to investigate knowledge of MTCT of HIV, associated factors and its trend among women in Ethiopia.Methods This study included 15683 women obtained from 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS). Chi-square tests and binary logistic regressions were performed to investigate the association between risk factors and MTCT of HIV.Results Higher education level (Odds Ratio (OR) =1.39, 95%CI=1.15-1.67; P<0.001), belonging to city administration and Harari region (OR =1.53, 95%CI= 1.23-1.90; P<0.001), being divorced or separated (OR =1.37, 95% CI= 1.19-1.58; P<0.001)), having a better wealth (OR =1.44, 95% CI= 1.24-1.68; P<0.001)), mass media exposure (OR =1.20, 95% CI= 1.12-1.29; P<0.001)) and having comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge (OR =1.69, 95% CI= 1.56-1.82; P<0.001) had a strong association with having sufficient knowledge of MTCT. While MTCT knowledge is low (57%) among Ethiopian women, the results show a significant (P<0.001) increase from 2.6% in 2000 to 57% in 2016. Similarly, women in 2016 are 50.40 times more likely to have MTCT of HIV knowledge compared to their counterparts in 2000.Conclusions Taken together, the findings are of key importance to address knowledge on prevention of MTCT of HIV among women of child-bearing age which are targets of effective approaches for reducing MTCT of HIV.

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Section: Distribution Of Socio-demographic Characteristics Among Womesupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Distribution Of Socio-demographic Characteristics Among Womesupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Distribution Of Socio-demographic Characteristics Among Womesupporting

confidence: 71%

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Knowledge of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV among Ethiopian Women aged 15-49: Trend Analysis from 2000-2016

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2019

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“…Published studies have shown the importance of correct comprehensive maternal knowledge of MTCT and PMTCT in the fight against new pediatric HIV infections [7][8][9]. Correct comprehensive maternal knowledge and knowing places offering HIV testing correlates positively with maternal HIV testing [7]; it also increases access to HIV tests and maternal understanding of the risks of HIV infections [10].…”

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Determinants of comprehensive knowledge of mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV and its prevention among Zimbabwean women: Analysis of 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey

Masaka

Dikeleko

Moleta

et al. 2019

Alexandria Journal of Medicine

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Introduction: The global burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome has significantly decreased; however, new HIV infections decline slowly; this poses challenges to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3.3. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV contributes to about 6.4% of all new pediatric HIV infections in Zimbabwe. Women's comprehensive knowledge of MTCT of HIV and its prevention is associated with poor utilization of MTCT services and therefore new pediatric HIV infections. We use Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 2015 to measure determinants of correct comprehensive knowledge of MTCT and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)of HIV in Zimbabwe. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of 2015 DHS among 9955 women at reproductive age. Correct comprehensive knowledge of MTCT and PMTCT was measured as a composite score of five questions. We used weighing factors to account for the two-stage cluster sampling technique. Frequencies and relative frequencies were used to measure sociodemographic factors of women; we employed bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to examine determinants of correct comprehensive knowledge of MTCT and PMTCT. Results: About 70.5% of women have correct comprehensive knowledge of MTCT and PMTCT. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, factors strongly associated with correct comprehensive knowledge were age of women (where 15-19 years have lower adjusted odds ratio [AOR] than other age groups), residing in Mashonaland central, Masvingo, Harare, and Bulawayo provinces (p < 0.005), and receiving posttest counseling after HIV test (AOR = 1.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.12-1.98, p = 0.007). However, Christian women were less likely to have such knowledge (AOR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.37-0.88, p = 0.012). Discussion: 30% of women at reproductive age in Zimbabwe lack correct comprehensive knowledge of MTCT and its prevention. Such knowledge is associated with demographic factors such as age, religion, provinces, and receiving posttest counseling. The fact that MTCT of HIV still poses a challenge in the country, interventions toward the elimination of new newborn HIV infections should consider these factors.

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The association between mother‐to‐child HIV transmission knowledge and antenatal care utilisation in Cameroon

Dhillon

Amoak

Sano

et al. 2023

Health Planning & Management

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While the health benefits of antenatal care (ANC) utilisation for mothers and their infants have been well documented, very few studies have explored the association between mother‐to‐child transmission (MTCT) knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and mothers' utilisation of ANC in HIV endemic regions such as Cameroon. To address this void in the literature, we use the 2018 Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey to examine the association between mother's knowledge of MTCT of HIV and the three strands of ANC utilisation (i.e., number of ANC visits, timing to first ANC visit, and place of delivery). We found that women with adequate MTCT knowledge were more likely to have four to seven ANC visits (relative risk ratio [RRR] = 1.39, p < 0.001) and more than eight ANC visits (RRR = 1.43, p < 0.05), compared to their counterparts with inadequate knowledge. Similarly, women with adequate MTCT knowledge were more likely to attend ANC within the first trimester (odds ratio [OR] = 1.16, p < 0.05) and to give birth in a health facility (OR = 1.37, p < 0.001) than their counterparts with inadequate MTCT of HIV knowledge. These results remained robust after controlling for theoretically relevant variables. Based on these findings, we discussed several implications for policymakers and recommendations for future research.

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Knowledge about mother–to–child transmission of HIV, its prevention and associated factors among Ethiopian women

Cited by 36 publications

References 14 publications

Knowledge of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV among Ethiopian Women aged 15-49: Trend Analysis from 2000-2016

Knowledge of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV among Ethiopian Women aged 15-49: Trend Analysis from 2000-2016

Determinants of comprehensive knowledge of mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV and its prevention among Zimbabwean women: Analysis of 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey

The association between mother‐to‐child HIV transmission knowledge and antenatal care utilisation in Cameroon

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