Awareness About Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV Infection Among Women in Nigeria

Samson Ayo Deji; Olusola Odu; Olayinka Olasode

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Awareness About Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV Infection Among Women in Nigeria

Samson Ayo Deji, Olusola Odu, Olayinka Olasode

Published in Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care (Volume 2, Issue 4)

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The concerns of children testing positive to HIV virus shortly after birth is alarming in developing countries. The study assessed the level of awareness of women about Mother To Child Transmission. (MTCT) in Nigeria. The study used secondary data from the National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) conducted in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The National Demographic Health Survey is one of the most comprehensive Nigerian datasets that contains extensive information on the reproductive health of women between ages 15 -49 years and therefore provides a unique opportunity to study the knowledge of women in the reproductive age group in the country. The 2008 Nigerian NDHS survey sample was made up of 33,385 women of reproductive age group from the six geopolitical zones. The data set was obtained from already analyzed results of the NDHS 2008. The results were summarized into tables and charts using Microsoft excel. Most women interviewed for the study were from the north west zone (24%) out of the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Twelve percent of the respondents were from the south east zone. Respondents from the south east zone reported highest awareness about the fact that HIV could be transmitted through breastfeeding to the child, (70.1%), while respondents from north west demonstrated least awareness that HIV could be transmitted through breastfeeding to the child. About 51.5% of pregnant women among the respondents reported adequate knowledge that HIV could be transmitted by breastfeeding while 28.6% were aware that the risk of MTCT could be reduced through the use of anti-retroviral drugs and 26.1% were aware that HIV could be transmitted by breastfeeding and the risk of MTCT could be reduced by taking anti-retroviral drugs. Most women do not have adequate awareness of mother to child transmission of HIV in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

Published in	Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.jfmhc.20160204.20
Page(s)	89-94
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Knowledge, HIV Virus, Breastfeeding

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Samson Ayo Deji

Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
Olusola Odu

Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
Olayinka Olasode

Department of Dermatology, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria

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  abstract = {The concerns of children testing positive to HIV virus shortly after birth is alarming in developing countries. The study assessed the level of awareness of women about Mother To Child Transmission. (MTCT) in Nigeria. The study used secondary data from the National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) conducted in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The National Demographic Health Survey is one of the most comprehensive Nigerian datasets that contains extensive information on the reproductive health of women between ages 15 -49 years and therefore provides a unique opportunity to study the knowledge of women in the reproductive age group in the country. The 2008 Nigerian NDHS survey sample was made up of 33,385 women of reproductive age group from the six geopolitical zones. The data set was obtained from already analyzed results of the NDHS 2008. The results were summarized into tables and charts using Microsoft excel. Most women interviewed for the study were from the north west zone (24%) out of the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Twelve percent of the respondents were from the south east zone. Respondents from the south east zone reported highest awareness about the fact that HIV could be transmitted through breastfeeding to the child, (70.1%), while respondents from north west demonstrated least awareness that HIV could be transmitted through breastfeeding to the child. About 51.5% of pregnant women among the respondents reported adequate knowledge that HIV could be transmitted by breastfeeding while 28.6% were aware that the risk of MTCT could be reduced through the use of anti-retroviral drugs and 26.1% were aware that HIV could be transmitted by breastfeeding and the risk of MTCT could be reduced by taking anti-retroviral drugs. Most women do not have adequate awareness of mother to child transmission of HIV in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.},
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