Knowledge of Transmission of HIV/AIDS from Mother to Child Among Pregnant Women

Abstract

Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the spread of HIV infection from women with HIV to her child either during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding. Pregnant women with HIV who have knowledge and awareness, receive anti-retroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy and childbirth to prevent occurrence of MTCT of HIV during delivery, to reduce the risk of infection. The present study sought to assess the knowledge of transmission of HIV from mother to child among 200 selected mothers attending the Gynae OPD of RIMS Hospital, Imphal (Manipur). Data was collected from 24 May to 2 June 2018 (10 days). The study brought out that educational status of mother is associated with knowledge of MTCT of HIV/AIDS, so that nurses and other health care functionaries should be actively engaged in imparting relevant health education.