Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Service Utilization among Pregnant Women in Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 3

Knowledge-related factors among pregnant women attending ANC at public health facilities, Debre Berhan Town, June 2019 (N = 355).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Heard about MTCT of HIV	No	25	7.0
	Yes	330	93.0
Source of information	Social/mass media	90	25.4
	Health professional	242	68.2
	Others	23	6.4
HIV can be transmitted during pregnancy	No	42	11.8
	Yes	309	87.0
	I do not know	4	1.1
HIV can transmitted during labor	No	40	11.3
	Yes	298	83.9
	Do not know	16	4.5
HIV can transmitted during lactation	No	45	12.6
	Yes	293	82.5
	Do not know	17	4.9
ANC important for PMTCT	No	22	6.2
	Yes	317	89.3
	Do not know	16	4.5
Health facility delivery important for PMTCT	No	24	6.8
	Yes	314	88.5
	Do not know	17	4.8
Breastfeeding counseling important for PMTCT	No	35	9.9
	Yes	312	87.9
	Do not know	8	2.3
HIV test done at HC/hospital	No	21	5.9
	Yes	334	94.1
ART can reduce MTCT of HIV	No	48	13.5
	Yes	250	70.4
	I do not know	57	16.1