Knowledge and perception of mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus among South Eastern Nigerian pregnant women

Umeobika, Joseph C.; Ezebialu, Ifeanyichukwu U.; Ezenyeaku, Cyril T; Ikeako, LC

doi:10.4103/2321-9157.116536

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“…The findings from this study have shown that respondents demonstrated good knowledge on PMTCT of HIV. This corroborates the findings from similar studies, which revealed that participants in their study had good knowledge of PMTCT services 1 , 9 , 17 . However, in contrast to these findings, some studies reported inadequate knowledge of PMTCT of HIV 6 , 14 .…”

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Perception and utilization of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services among women living with HIV

Saka¹,

Onyeneho²,

Ndikom³

2021

Eur J Midwifery

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INTRODUCTION Mother-to-child transmission is the major route of pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection accounting for 90% of childhood HIV infection. Poor utilization of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services has been shown in this situation. Hence, the study assessed the perception and utilization of PMTCT services among Women Living with HIV (WLHIV). METHODS A cross-sectional research design was used with a purposive sampling technique to select 182 WLHIV within reproductive age attending President’s Emergency Plan for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Relief (PEPFAR)/AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (APIN) clinic in two secondary Health facilities in Ibadan, Oyo State. A validated structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. RESULTS The mean age of the women was 37.0±6.5 years. Majority (74.2%) of the respondents had good knowledge on PMTCT of HIV, positive perception (89%) towards PMTCT services while only 42.9% of the respondents have utilized PMTCT services during pregnancy. However, some of the challenges to use of PMTCT services identified by the respondents were stigma (16.5%), discrimination (15.4%), financial constraint (11.5%) and non-involvement of partner (8.2%). There was a significant association between level of knowledge and PMTCT services utilization (χ 2 =6.244, p=0.012). CONCLUSIONS There is need for improvement of knowledge and perception of HIV, MTCT and PMTCT among women through counseling and antenatal education, thereby increasing PMTCT services uptake. Partner involvement, good quality PMTCT services and lack of discrimination of people living with HIV in our society should be encouraged, hence promoting the utilization of PMTCT services.

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confidence: 91%

Perception and utilization of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services among women living with HIV

Saka¹,

Onyeneho²,

Ndikom³

2021

Eur J Midwifery

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“…In Southern Ethiopia, awareness of ANC attending women on HIV/AIDS was universal, which is consistent with a finding from two similar studies of Nigeria and the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey report, 2012 [ 5 , 13 , 14 ]. Furthermore, the pregnant women’s awareness on MTCT of HIV was lower (62.9%) than similar studies conducted in Arbaminch town in South Ethiopia and Southwestern Uganda, where 80% of women declared that HIV could be transmitted from mother to her child [ 15 , 16 ].…”

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confidence: 89%

“…This disparity could be explained by the fact that urban population has more access to information and education than the rural one, which is the focus of this study. Similarly, other studies from Nigeria, Hong Kong, Gondar, Addis Ababa, Tanzania, and Uganda also showed better knowledge of pregnant women on MTCT than our study [ 13 , 14 , 16 - 21 ]. This clear difference could be due to the fact that most of these studies were conducted in hospitals and in urban centers, with probable higher access to education, information and knowledge on HIV and its forms of transmission.…”

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Awareness and knowledge on timing of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among antenatal care attending women in Southern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Asefa

Beyene

2013

Reprod Health

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BackgroundMother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV infection remains a major public health problem and constitutes the most important cause of HIV infection in children under the age of 15 years old. Awareness on MTCT of HIV and knowledge of its timing usually pose a direct effect on utilization of PMTCT services (mainly HIV testing, infant feeding options and antiretroviral use). The objective of this study is to assess pregnant women’s knowledge on timing of MTCT of HIV in Southern Ethiopia.MethodsA cross sectional study was conducted in 62 health centers in Southern Ethiopia from February 25 to March 24, 2012. A total of 1325 antenatal care attending women were included in the survey by using a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured and pre-tested questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression analysis was employed to identify variables associated with women’s knowledge on timing of MTCT of HIV.ResultsAll interviewed pregnant women were aware of HIV/AIDS transmission, but only 60.7% were aware of the risk of MTCT. The possibility of MTCT during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding was known by 48.4%, 58.6% and 40.7% of the respondents, respectively. The proportion of women who were fully knowledgeable on timing of MTCT was 11.5%. Women’s full knowledge on timing of MTCT was associated with maternal education [AOR = 3.68, 95% CI: 1.49-9.08], and being government employee [AOR = 2.50, 95% CI: 1.23- 5.07]. Whereas, there was a negative association between full knowledge of women on timing of MTCT and no offer of information on MTCT/PMTCT by antenatal care (ANC) service provider [AOR = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.30-0.64], lack of discussion on ANC with male partner [AOR = 0.30, 95% CI: 0.12-0.72], and lack of discussion on HIV/AIDS with male partner [AOR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.07-0.43].ConclusionThere was low awareness and knowledge on timing of MTCT of HIV in this study. Hence, strengthening the level of PMTCT services in ANC settings and devising mechanisms to promote involvement of men in PMTCT services is needed.

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“…2 Low uptake of EID may be due in part to low uptake of antenatal and postnatal care services by pregnant women, 11 lack of service availability at rural clinical sites, 12 as well as social and educational barriers that limit women’s ability to access these services. 13-15 Other contributory factors include: limited number of centralized laboratories with requisite capacity to perform DNA PCR testing, long turn-around times, stock-outs of reagents and consumables, and logistical challenges with getting results back to facilities/healthcare providers. One of the goals of Nigeria’s national PMTCT scale-up plan is to provide at least 90% of all HIV-exposed infants with access to EID services by 2015.…”

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Correlates of Suboptimal Entry Into Early Infant Diagnosis in Rural North Central Nigeria

Aliyu

Blevins²,

Megazzini

et al. 2014

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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Knowledge and perception of mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus among South Eastern Nigerian pregnant women

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Perception and utilization of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services among women living with HIV

Perception and utilization of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services among women living with HIV

Awareness and knowledge on timing of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among antenatal care attending women in Southern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Correlates of Suboptimal Entry Into Early Infant Diagnosis in Rural North Central Nigeria

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