PMID- 23304954
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130206
LR  - 20130111
IS  - 1115-2613 (Print)
IS  - 1115-2613 (Linking)
VI  - 21
IP  - 4
DP  - 2012 Oct-Dec
TI  - The impact of health education on the awareness and acceptability of strategies 
      for preventing mother to child transmission of HIV in Enugu, Nigeria.
PG  - 441-4
AB  - BACKGROUND: Majority of Pacdiatric HIV/AIDS are from infected mothers and 
      adequate prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is a critical 
      factor in the control of paediatric HIV/AIDS. Success of PMTCT strategies will 
      require a high level of acceptability of these strategies by pregnant women. 
      METHODS: A cross sectional descriptive study of the impact of health education on 
      the awareness of strategies for PMTCT was undertaken using interviewer 
      administered questionnaire on antenatal women recruited from three health 
      institutions in Enugu. RESULTS: A total of 150 antenatal clients were studied. 
      Their mean age was 29.9 1 +/- 4.0. Ninety four point seven percent (94.7%) were 
      married and 60% of them had post secondary education. There was high level of 
      awareness and acceptability of PMTCT measures amongst the respondents. Out of the 
      150 respondents, 123 (82.0%) identified correctly the meaning of HIV, 140 (93.3%) 
      were aware it can affect the newborn, 105 (75%) knew how it is transmitted and 
      135 (90.0%) had awareness that we can prevent mother to child transmission of 
      HIV. 130 (86.6%) of the respondents would accept some measures for PMTCT. 
      Awareness that HIV can affect new born increased from 140 (93.3%) to 145 (96.7%) 
      following health education while those who would accept PMTCT measures increased 
      from 130 (86.6%) to 146 (97.3%). These increases were statistically significant 
      (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Health education has a positive and significant impact on 
      the awareness and acceptability of Prevention of Mother to Child transmission of 
      HIV amongst antenatal clients in Enugu.
FAU - Ugwu, G O
AU  - Ugwu GO
AD  - Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, 
      Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu.
FAU - Iyoke, C A
AU  - Iyoke CA
FAU - Nwagbo, D F E
AU  - Nwagbo DF
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Nigeria
TA  - Niger J Med
JT  - Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident 
      Doctors of Nigeria
JID - 100888321
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - HIV Infections/*transmission
MH  - *Health Education
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/*prevention & control
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Nigeria
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2013/01/12 06:00
MHDA- 2013/02/07 06:00
CRDT- 2013/01/12 06:00
PHST- 2013/01/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/01/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/02/07 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Niger J Med. 2012 Oct-Dec;21(4):441-4.