Level of Knowledge About Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B+ and Associated Factors Among ANC Clients in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017

Ayele Mamo Abebe,1 Mesfin Wudu Kassaw,2 Nathan Estifanos Shewangashaw3 1Department of Nursing, Debre Berhan University, Amhara, Ethiopia; 2Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Amhara, Ethiopia; 3Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Wollo University, Amh...

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Autores principales:	Abebe AM, Kassaw MW, Shewangashaw NE
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2020
Materias:	knowledge factors antenatal care parity. Immunologic diseases. Allergy RC581-607
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:32c9746072334ac7bc1703d7bb6eb35c2021-12-02T03:15:43ZLevel of Knowledge About Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B+ and Associated Factors Among ANC Clients in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 20171179-1373https://doaj.org/article/32c9746072334ac7bc1703d7bb6eb35c2020-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/level-of-knowledge-about-prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission-of-peer-reviewed-article-HIVhttps://doaj.org/toc/1179-1373Ayele Mamo Abebe,1 Mesfin Wudu Kassaw,2 Nathan Estifanos Shewangashaw3 1Department of Nursing, Debre Berhan University, Amhara, Ethiopia; 2Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Amhara, Ethiopia; 3Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Wollo University, Amhara, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Ayele Mamo Abebe Email ayelemamo12@gmail.comPurpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge about prevention of mother-to-child transmission option B+ and associated factors among antenatal care clients in Kombolcha town; 2017.Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from May 1 to 30, 2017. Simple random sampling techniques were used to select 129 study subjects from May 1 to 30, 2017. A chi-square test was done by using SPSS 20 to assess the association between the dependent and independent variables. Frequency tables, pie chart, and graphs were used to present the findings of the study.Results: Among the total study participants, 61% had adequate knowledge about prevention of mother-to-child transmission Option B+. This study found a strong positive association between knowledge of prevention of mother-to-child transmission B+ option and age, educational status, occupational status, number of ANC follow-up visits for the current pregnancy and number of parity.Conclusion: This study showed more than half of these study participants had adequate knowledge about the prevention of mother-to-child transmission B+ option. Age, educational status, employment, parity and number of antenatal care visits had a statistically significant association with pregnant womens’ knowledge of prevention of mother-to-child transmission B+ option. Therefore, it is better to design to give health education on prevention of mother-to-child transmission B+ option particularly for older age, uneducated, unemployed, partiy of one pregnant women.Keywords: knowledge, factors, antenatal care, parityAbebe AMKassaw MWShewangashaw NEDove Medical Pressarticleknowledgefactorsantenatal careparity.Immunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607ENHIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, Vol Volume 12, Pp 79-86 (2020)
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spellingShingle	knowledge factors antenatal care parity. Immunologic diseases. Allergy RC581-607 Abebe AM Kassaw MW Shewangashaw NE Level of Knowledge About Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B+ and Associated Factors Among ANC Clients in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017
description	Ayele Mamo Abebe,1 Mesfin Wudu Kassaw,2 Nathan Estifanos Shewangashaw3 1Department of Nursing, Debre Berhan University, Amhara, Ethiopia; 2Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Amhara, Ethiopia; 3Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Wollo University, Amhara, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Ayele Mamo Abebe Email ayelemamo12@gmail.comPurpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge about prevention of mother-to-child transmission option B+ and associated factors among antenatal care clients in Kombolcha town; 2017.Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from May 1 to 30, 2017. Simple random sampling techniques were used to select 129 study subjects from May 1 to 30, 2017. A chi-square test was done by using SPSS 20 to assess the association between the dependent and independent variables. Frequency tables, pie chart, and graphs were used to present the findings of the study.Results: Among the total study participants, 61% had adequate knowledge about prevention of mother-to-child transmission Option B+. This study found a strong positive association between knowledge of prevention of mother-to-child transmission B+ option and age, educational status, occupational status, number of ANC follow-up visits for the current pregnancy and number of parity.Conclusion: This study showed more than half of these study participants had adequate knowledge about the prevention of mother-to-child transmission B+ option. Age, educational status, employment, parity and number of antenatal care visits had a statistically significant association with pregnant womens’ knowledge of prevention of mother-to-child transmission B+ option. Therefore, it is better to design to give health education on prevention of mother-to-child transmission B+ option particularly for older age, uneducated, unemployed, partiy of one pregnant women.Keywords: knowledge, factors, antenatal care, parity
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title	Level of Knowledge About Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B+ and Associated Factors Among ANC Clients in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017
title_short	Level of Knowledge About Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B+ and Associated Factors Among ANC Clients in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017
title_full	Level of Knowledge About Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B+ and Associated Factors Among ANC Clients in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017
title_fullStr	Level of Knowledge About Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B+ and Associated Factors Among ANC Clients in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017
title_full_unstemmed	Level of Knowledge About Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B+ and Associated Factors Among ANC Clients in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017
title_sort	level of knowledge about prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hiv option b+ and associated factors among anc clients in kombolcha town, south wollo amhara regional state, ethiopia, 2017
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/32c9746072334ac7bc1703d7bb6eb35c
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Level of Knowledge About Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B+ and Associated Factors Among ANC Clients in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017

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