Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Dejene Hailu

Publications

• Research Article
  Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude towards Prevention of Mother-To Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS among Antenatal Care Client in Mizan-Aman Town Public Health Facilities, Benchi-Maji Zone, South Nation Nationalities and People Region, Southwest Ethiopia, 2017
  Author(s): Dejene Hailu, Wondessen Nigussie, Tesfaye Abera Gudeta, Mehid Abdu, Yordanos Molla, Getahun Assefaw, Lalisa Chewaka, Yayehyirad Yemaneh and Abel GirmaDejene Hailu, Wondessen Nigussie, Tesfaye Abera Gudeta, Mehid Abdu, Yordanos Molla, Getahun Assefaw, Lalisa Chewaka, Yayehyirad Yemaneh and Abel Girma
  
  Background: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemic is the greatest challenge to human kind in the 21st century. Mother-to-child transmission of human immune deficiency virus infection is the transmission of the virus from an HIV-infected mother to her child during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding. Objective: To assess knowledge and attitude towards mother-to-child transmission of Human immunodeficiency virus among pregnant women attending ante natal care at Mizan-Aman town public health facilities, Benchi-Maji zone, southwest Ethiopia, 2017. Methods: Health facility based cross sectional study was conducted at Mizan-Aman town health facilities from April 25-May 22, 2017. Systematic sampling technique was used select all pregnant women who fulfil the inclusion criteria and attending 1st antenatal ca.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2090-7214.1000280

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