Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Heard about PMTCT | Yes | 636 | 76.6 |
No | 194 | 23.4 | |
Time of initiation of ANC drug | First trimester | 530 | 83.4 |
Second trimester | 35 | 4.2 | |
Third trimester | 27 | 3.3 | |
I am not sure | 44 | 9.1 | |
Total | 636 | 100 | |
Time of initiation of ART prophylaxis for the newborn | Immediately after delivery | 501 | 78.8 |
After 1 month | 58 | 9.1 | |
After 6 month | 19 | 3.0 | |
Don’t know | 58 | 9.1 | |
Total | 636 | 100 | |
What should an HIV + mother feed her baby to prevent MTCT | Breast milk | 418 | 65.8 |
Cow milk | 85 | 12.4 | |
Formula feeding | 77 | 12.1 | |
I don’t know | 56 | 9.7 | |
Total | 636 | 100 | |
Can abstinence from breast feeding could reduce MTCT | Yes | 336 | 52 |
No | 300 | 48 | |
Total | 636 | 100 | |
Preferable mode of delivery to reduce MTCT | C/S | 101 | 15.9 |
Instrumental delivery | 204 | 32.1 | |
SVD | 273 | 42.9 | |
I don’t know | 58 | 9.1 | |
Total | 636 | 100 | |
knowledge on PMTCT | Knowledgeable | 186 | 22.4 |
Non knowledgeable | 644 | 77.6 | |
Total | 830 | 100 |