Knowledge and Attitudes about Mother-to-Child Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Context of Social Vulnerability: The Case of the Province of Essaouira, Morocco
| Autor: | NACER Nezha, OUZENNOU Nadia, EL FATIMI Najat, RKHA Samia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences; Vol. 33 No. 3 (2023) |
| ISSN: | 1029-1857 2413-7170 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Despite health education efforts, pregnant women still face major health problems.The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women on measures to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus in a context of social vulnerability. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional survey of 384 pregnant women randomly selected from the 20 health districts in the province of Essaouira. This study was carried out from January 2022 to June 2022. A questionnaire was used, and bivariable logistic regression analyses were done to identify factors associated with knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus. CONCLUSION: A significant number of pregnant women have incomplete knowledge and attitudes about preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Actions to increase the knowledge of pregnant women are essential. The capacity of healthcare providers should also be strengthened to improve the quality of care. |
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