Estimating HIV Incidence during Pregnancy and Knowledge of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission with an Ad Hoc Analysis of Potential Cofactors

Table 6

Association between knowledge of PMTCT and seroconversion.

Variable	Category	Negative; (%)	Positive; (%)	values
Do you know about mother-to-child transmission of HIV?	No	20 (90.9)	2 (9.1)	⁢0.07
	Yes	442 (98.2)	8 (1.8)
If yes, where did you hear about it?	Friend	8 (100)	0 (0.0)	⁢0.7
	Hospital/health personnel	377 (98.2)	7 (1.8)
	Media	32 (97.0)	1 (3.0)
	Religious gathering	6 (100)	0 (0.0)
	School	19 (100)	0 (0.0)
When does mother-to-child transmission take place?	Correct response	396 (98.0)	8 (2.0)	⁢1.0
	Wrong response	46 (100)	0 (0.0)
Is it possible to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV?	No	40 (100)	0 (0.0)	⁢1.0
	Yes	402 (98.1)	8 (1.9)
If yes, by what means?	Wrong response	28 (96.6)	1 (3.4)	⁢0.78
	Correct response	374 (98.2)	7 (1.8)

values are based on Fisher’s exact test.
PMTCT: prevention of mother-to-child transmission.