Status of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Services Utilization and Factors Affecting PMTCT Service Uptake by Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic in Selected Health Facilities of Afar Regional State, Ethiopia

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Factors listed by health professionals as a major challenge in utilization of PMTCT service in five health facilities studied from December 2014 to April 2015 in the Afar regional state, Ethiopia. LTFPMTCTGM: lack of training following PMTCT guideline modification; SMED for PMTCT: shortage of materials, equipment, and drug for PMTCT, HAT: hot temperature of the area; LB: language barrier; SSPMTCTP shortage of skilled PMTCT providers; LAI on PMTC service BPMTCTU: lack of awareness and ignorance on PMTCT service by PMTCT users.