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Table 2 Knowledge about MTCT of HIV by the type of health facility

From: Utilization of PMTCT services and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 

Health facility

Total, n (%)

Health center, n (%)

Hospital, n (%)

HIV can be transmitted from mother to her child

   

   Yes

658 (89.6)

103 (94.5)

761 (90.3)

   No

21 (2.9)

1 (0.9)

22 (2.6)

   Didn’t know

55 (7.5)

5 (4.6)

60 (7.1)

N

734 (87.1)

109 (12.9)

843 (100.0)

Time of MTCT of HIV*

   

   During breastfeeding

469 (71.3)

82 (79.6)

551 (72.4)

   During pregnancy

329 (50.0)

49 (47.6)

378 (49.7)

   During child birth

308 (46.8)

69 (67.0)

377 (49.5)

   Other

11 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

11 (1.4)

   Did not know

81 (12.3)

10 (9.7)

91 (12.0)

N

658 (86.5)

103 (13.5)

761 (100.0)

  1. *Multiple responses possible.