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Table 2 Percentage of correct answers to the different questions about PMTCT by type of clinic attended

From: Mothers' knowledge and utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission services in northern Tanzania

Question

 

All included

Subgroup analysis S

  

N = 426 (%)

Rural clinic

N = 78 (%)

Urban clinic

N = 233 (%)

Is it possible that both parents are positive and the newborn negative? i

 

363 (85.2)

62 (79.5)

203 (87.1)

When can HIV be passed from mother to child?

During pregnancy i

262 (61.5)

23 (29.5)

163 (70.0)***

 

During labour i

414 (97.2)

78 (100.0)

229 (98.3)

 

Through breastfeeding i

425 (99.8)

78 (100.0)

233 (100.0)

 

Sexual intercourse

262 (61.5)

19 (24.4)

170 (73.0)***

If there are 10 HIV-infected pregnant women, how many babies can be born with HIV? i

1-3

78 (18.3)

13 (16.7)

41 (17.6)

Would you know the number of babies that could get infected through breastfeeding out of

10 HIV-infected mothers? i

1-3

161 (37.8)

12 (15.4)

109 (46.8)***

Can a mother do anything to reduce the risk of transmission to her child during pregnancy? i

 

350 (82.2)

60 (76.9)

202 (86.7)

If yes, what can she do?

Take medicine

344 (80.8)

58 (74.4)

201 (86.3)

 

Use condom

232 (54.5)

10 (12.8)

161 (69.1)***

Can an HIV-infected mother do anything to reduce the risk of transmission to her child

during the breastfeeding period? i

 

305 (71.6)

31 (39.7)

193 (82.8)***

If yes, what can she do?

EBF

215 (50.5)

14 (17.9)

145 (62.2)***

 

Use condom

159 (37.3)

2 (2.6)

113 (48.5)***

 

Formula milk

304 (71.4)

31 (39.7)

192 (82.4)***

 

Cow's milk

303 (71.1)

29 (37.2)

193 (82.8)***

 

Breast care

261 (61.3)

19 (24.4)

174 (74.7)***

 

Oral thrush

265 (62.2)

18 (23.1)

177 (76.0)***

  1. S Subgroup analysis (n = 311) of rural and urban clinic does not add up
  2. i Included in the PMTCT knowledge index
  3. * p < 0.05
  4. ** p < 0.01
  5. *** p < 0.001