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Introduction Mother
to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is a preventable route of HIV
transmission in Nigeria. The federal government of Nigeria introduced the
prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programme in
NAUTH Nnewi in 2002. This study was carried out to assess the effects of
the PMTCT services on the health of mothers and children who accessed
these services in NAUTH Nnewi, SE Nigeria.
Methods
This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. 288 mother-child pairs who
had accessed the PMTCT services and attending the paediatric follow-up
clinic were recruited into the study by a systematic sampling method using
the daily clinic register of exposed babies. Data was collected using a
structured interviewer-administered questionnaire and analyzed
using SPSS version 16. A p-value <0.05 was considered significant.
Results
The mean age of all the respondents was 30+4.86 years. Most (89.2%) were
married, 10.1% had less than secondary
education while 4.2% had no formal education. 55.2% were traders while
18.4% were unemployed. Median parity was 2. Partner notification was
87.2%. 99% of the pregnancies was carried to term while mean birth weight
was 3.02+0.49kg. Mother to child HIV transmission rate was 1%. Majority of
the mothers had good knowledge of routes of HIV transmission. 99% of
mothers identified MTCT as main mode of transmission. 93.4% did not
perceive risk of transmission in homosexuals and bisexuals. 75.8% used
contraceptive methods. 94.7% did not breastfeed while breastfeeding
was associated with MTCT of HIV (X 2=9.16; p<0.02).
Infant formula was associated with impaired baby’s current
health status. Majority of mothers reported excellent health status.
TOPIC: ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV (PMTCT) PROGRAMME ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
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