Research Article
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 (Nā=ā355).
| 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 |
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