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Determinant factor of married women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of HIV in Mecha district, Ethiopia; a community-based study
INTRODUCTION: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV infection remains a major public health problem and constitutes the most important cause of HIV infection in children. Knowledge of married women on MTCT of HIV is very important for successful intervention toward prevention of mother-to-child...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7710110/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33264295 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242659 |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV infection remains a major public health problem and constitutes the most important cause of HIV infection in children. Knowledge of married women on MTCT of HIV is very important for successful intervention toward prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and achieving the goal of eliminating the new HIV infection. The objective of the study was to assess knowledge of married women on MTCT of HIV and associated factors in Mecha district Northwest Ethiopia. METHODS: A community based cross sectional study was conducted involving 520 married women from January 1 to February 30 /2017 in Mecha district. Interviewer administered questionnaires were used to collect the data. The collected data was entered, cleaned and checked using Epi Data version 3.1 and then analyzed with SPSS version 20. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was computed for all explanatory variables to identify determinant factors at 95% confidence interval. Explanatory variables having P-value <0.05 taken as a predictor for knowledge of married women on mother to child transmission of HIV. RESULT: This study was carried out among a total of 520 married reproductive age group women with a response rate of 98%. From the total of 510 respondents, 160(31.4%) of women were knowledgeable on vertical transmission of HIV (MTCT). Women who were knowledgeable on MTCT of HIV was positively associated with urban residence (AOR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.05–2.92), women who had history of ANC follow up (AOR = 2.68, 95% CI: 1.17–6.13), women who were pregnant during the study period (AOR = 1.86, 95%CI: 1.10–3.13) and those who had discussions with their husband about HIV/AIDS/ MTCT (AOR = 2.40, 95% CI: 1.52-.3.80). CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: The finding from this study revealed that knowledge of married women on MTCT of HIV was low. This may contribute to increase the spread of MTCT of HIV. Therefore, giving more attention and emphasis on continuous education regarding MTCT of HIV is highly recommended. |
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spelling | pubmed-77101102020-12-03 Determinant factor of married women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of HIV in Mecha district, Ethiopia; a community-based study Liyeh, Tewachew Muche PLoS One Research Article INTRODUCTION: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV infection remains a major public health problem and constitutes the most important cause of HIV infection in children. Knowledge of married women on MTCT of HIV is very important for successful intervention toward prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and achieving the goal of eliminating the new HIV infection. The objective of the study was to assess knowledge of married women on MTCT of HIV and associated factors in Mecha district Northwest Ethiopia. METHODS: A community based cross sectional study was conducted involving 520 married women from January 1 to February 30 /2017 in Mecha district. Interviewer administered questionnaires were used to collect the data. The collected data was entered, cleaned and checked using Epi Data version 3.1 and then analyzed with SPSS version 20. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was computed for all explanatory variables to identify determinant factors at 95% confidence interval. Explanatory variables having P-value <0.05 taken as a predictor for knowledge of married women on mother to child transmission of HIV. RESULT: This study was carried out among a total of 520 married reproductive age group women with a response rate of 98%. From the total of 510 respondents, 160(31.4%) of women were knowledgeable on vertical transmission of HIV (MTCT). Women who were knowledgeable on MTCT of HIV was positively associated with urban residence (AOR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.05–2.92), women who had history of ANC follow up (AOR = 2.68, 95% CI: 1.17–6.13), women who were pregnant during the study period (AOR = 1.86, 95%CI: 1.10–3.13) and those who had discussions with their husband about HIV/AIDS/ MTCT (AOR = 2.40, 95% CI: 1.52-.3.80). CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: The finding from this study revealed that knowledge of married women on MTCT of HIV was low. This may contribute to increase the spread of MTCT of HIV. Therefore, giving more attention and emphasis on continuous education regarding MTCT of HIV is highly recommended. Public Library of Science 2020-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7710110/ /pubmed/33264295 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242659 Text en © 2020 Tewachew Muche Liyeh http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Liyeh, Tewachew Muche Determinant factor of married women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of HIV in Mecha district, Ethiopia; a community-based study |
title | Determinant factor of married women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of HIV in Mecha district, Ethiopia; a community-based study |
title_full | Determinant factor of married women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of HIV in Mecha district, Ethiopia; a community-based study |
title_fullStr | Determinant factor of married women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of HIV in Mecha district, Ethiopia; a community-based study |
title_full_unstemmed | Determinant factor of married women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of HIV in Mecha district, Ethiopia; a community-based study |
title_short | Determinant factor of married women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of HIV in Mecha district, Ethiopia; a community-based study |
title_sort | determinant factor of married women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of hiv in mecha district, ethiopia; a community-based study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7710110/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33264295 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242659 |
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