Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS: Perception of Health Care Workers in Rural Areas of Oyo State

Table 1

Background characteristics of respondents.

Characteristics	Frequency (%)
Length of service (years)
1–5	38 (10.9)
6–10	103 (29.4)
11–15	119 (34.0)
16–20	55 (15.7)
≥21	35 (10.0)
Mean length of service	12.66 ± 6.65
Age group
≤29	27 (7.7)
30–34	26 (7.4)
35–39	80 (22.9)
40–44	121 (34.6)
≥45	96 (27.4)
Mean age ± standard deviation	40 ± 6.8 years
Sex
Male	61 (17.4)
Female	289 (82.6)
Level of education
University	99 (28.3)
College	76 (21.7)
Secondary	35 (10.0)
Primary	140 (40.0)
Cadre of workers
Doctor	16 (4.6)
Nurse	73 (20.9)
CHO	30 (8.6)
CHEW	33 (9.4)
Health assistant	198 (56.6)
Religion
Christianity	227 (64.9)
Islam	123 (35.1)
Marital status
Married	328 (93.7)
Widowed	10 (2.9)
Single	12 (3.4)