Knowledge of Pregnant Women on Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Meket District, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 2

Reproductive health related characteristics and information received from health care providers, Meket district, northeast Ethiopia, 2014 ().

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Number of pregnancies
1	161	29.7
2-3	276	50.9
4+	105	19.4
Gestational age
≤16	10	1.9
17–24	134	24.7
25–35	333	61.4
≥36	65	12.0
Antenatal visit
Yes	312	57.6
No	230	42.4
Number of ANC visit ()
1	122	39.1
2-3	176	56.4
4+	14	4.5
Received information from health care providers
On HIV
Yes	346	63.8
No	196	36.2
On antenatal care
Yes	304	56.1
No	238	43.9
On MTCT
Yes	284	52.4
No	258	47.6
On infant feeding
Yes	181	33.4
No	361	66.6
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS
Yes	346	63.8
No	196	36.2
Heard of PITC
Yes	345	63.7
No	197	36.3
Heard about MTCT
Yes	458	84.5
No	84	15.5
Know the means of transmission on MTCT ()
During pregnancy	309	67.5
During labor/delivery	324	70.7
During breast feeding	251	54.8
Exact timing of MTCT answered by women
None	84	15.5
One	130	24.0
Two	225	41.5
Three	103	19.0