Table 2 Level of MPI in HTC in Bichena town, Westcentral, Ethiopia, 2019, (n = 406)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Visited the PMTCT/prenatal care clinic with his wife at least once | Yes No | 214 192 | 52.71 47.29 |
Reasons for not accompanying to the PMTCT/prenatal care clinic, (n = 192)* | The inflexibility of PMTCT/prenatal care visiting time Work overload Long waiting time Prenatal care/PMTCT is a concern of the women Limited space to accommodate both parents Other family members accompanied her Male feel shame Women do not allow their partners to accompany Do not know pregnancy could result in a complication | 165 145 139 88 66 103 45 37 31 | 85.94 75.52 72.39 45.83 34.38 53.65 23.44 19.27 16.14 |
Number of male partners in prenatal care visited (n = 214) | 1 2 3 ≥ 4+ | 125 49 26 14 | 58.41 22.89 12.15 6.54 |
Numbers of wives prenatal care visited | < 3 ≥ 4+ | 126 280 | 31.03 69.97 |
Involved in both testing and counseling of HIV | Yes No | 168 238 | 41.38 58.62 |
Know at least one timing of MTCT | Yes No | 249 157 | 61.33 38.67 |
Timing of MTCT (n = 249)* | During pregnancy During delivery During breastfeeding | 146 187 74 | 58.63 75.10 29.72 |
Knew at least one PMTCT method | Yes No | 177 229 | 43.60 54.40 |
Methods of PMTCT (n = 177)* | Anti-retroviral therapy Delivery by cesarean section Avoiding breastfeeding | 158 29 43 | 89.27 16.38 24.29 |