Benue State in North Central Nigeria has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates of 9.3%, among children and adults aged 13-45years. To improve the survival of mothers and children and to identify the major challenges in scaling-up PMTCT services, a descriptive, study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes and barriers to the uptake of PMTCT by 384 women attending antenatal clinics (ANC) in Uyam, Zaki-Biam, a semi-urban area of Benue State. A standard questionnaire was used for data collection. A high number of subjects knew that unprotected sexual intercourse is a risk factor for transmission, with most 281 (73.2%) of them aware that an HIV infected woman could get pregnant; while 275 (71.6%) knew that infection can be transmitt...
HIV has remained a global public health issue despite efforts to curb the trend; especially in sub-S...
Introduction Mother-to-child transmission is the major route of pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Vir...
This study was carried out among 345 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at two health facili...
Benue State in North Central Nigeria has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates of 9.3%, among...
Benue State in North Central Nigeria has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates of 9.3%, among...
Context: With increasing feminization of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic especially ...
This study assessed the level of knowledge and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS transmission and preven...
Introduction: Effective utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services i...
Nigeria is scaling up prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV interventions to pri...
Background: Mother to child transmission is the major route through which children below the age of ...
Each year, around half a million children aged under 15 become infected with HIV and more than 90% a...
Background: Nigeria accounts for about 10% of all HIV/AIDS cases in the world. Globally women consti...
Background: Few studies have assessed pregnant women’s perceptions regarding prevention of mother to...
Nigeria is scaling up prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV interventions to pri...
This study was carried out among 345 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at two health facili...
HIV has remained a global public health issue despite efforts to curb the trend; especially in sub-S...
Introduction Mother-to-child transmission is the major route of pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Vir...
This study was carried out among 345 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at two health facili...
Benue State in North Central Nigeria has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates of 9.3%, among...
Benue State in North Central Nigeria has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates of 9.3%, among...
Context: With increasing feminization of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic especially ...
This study assessed the level of knowledge and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS transmission and preven...
Introduction: Effective utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services i...
Nigeria is scaling up prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV interventions to pri...
Background: Mother to child transmission is the major route through which children below the age of ...
Each year, around half a million children aged under 15 become infected with HIV and more than 90% a...
Background: Nigeria accounts for about 10% of all HIV/AIDS cases in the world. Globally women consti...
Background: Few studies have assessed pregnant women’s perceptions regarding prevention of mother to...
Nigeria is scaling up prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV interventions to pri...
This study was carried out among 345 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at two health facili...
HIV has remained a global public health issue despite efforts to curb the trend; especially in sub-S...
Introduction Mother-to-child transmission is the major route of pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Vir...
This study was carried out among 345 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at two health facili...