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Prevalence of HIV/AIDS and its Associated Factors among Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Service Users in Jinka Town Health Institutions, South Omo Zone, South Ethiopia

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Background: According to the latest figures of the United Nations Agency for International Development/World Health Organizations (UNAIDS/WHO) 2007 AIDS Epidemic Update, an estimated 33.2 million people are living with Human Immune deficiency Virus (HIV). There was only 34% coverage for prevention of mother to child transmission. Of the estimated 2.5 million HIV-infected children under the age of 15, well over 90% are thought to have been infected through mother to child transmission. Objectives: To assess prevalence of HIV and its associated factors among Prevention from Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) service users from Jinka Town Health Institutions, South Omo Zone. Materials and Methods: one year secondary data was collected retrospectively from the health facilities that were reported PMTCT in that year and analyzed using SPSS statistical package. Results: of a total of 960 clients received PMTCT service during the one year report. Based on the report 3.4% of the pregnant women were affected or sero-positive for HIV. HIV prevalence among counter male partners was 6.5%. There was also missing some components of PMTCT services. Conclusion and Recommendations: HIV is still a major health problem among women of reproductive age. Preventive strategies should aim at partner tracing and risk reduction along full PMTCT program implementation is recommended.

DOI 10.11648/j.sjph.20130103.13
Published in Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 1, Issue 3, July 2013)
Page(s) 125-130
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Prevalence, Mother to Child Transmission, HIV/AIDS

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  • Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

  • South Omo Zone Health Department, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Coordinator, Harar, Ethiopia

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