Research Article

Exclusive Breast-Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Mothers in Governmental Health Facilities, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Mother’s knowledge on MTCT and PMTCT of HIV-positive mothers with a child below 18 months of age, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2019.

Variable (n = 209)FrequencyPercent

Knowledge of MTCT and PMTCT
 Poor knowledge4320.6
 Good knowledge16679.4

Knowledge about infant feeding practice
 Poor knowledge4220.1
 Good knowledge16779.9

Attitude towards infant feeding practice
 Unfavorable attitude3717.7
 Favorable attitude17282.3

MTCT: mother-to-child transmission, PMTCT: prevention of mother-to-child transmission.