Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of HIV/Aids Among Antenatal Women and its Correlation with their Socio-Demographic Profile: Study from a Tertiary Care Centre of Northern India

Purpose of Study To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and perception of HIV/AIDS among antenatal women and to correlate them with their socio-demographic profile. Methods We conducted this study on 400 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of our hospital for the first time irrespective of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India 2021-10, Vol.71 (5), p.488-494
Hauptverfasser: Upadhyay, Manisha, Lata, Kusum, Yadav, Tek Chand, Mahendru, Rajiv, Siwach, Sunita, Lakra, Pinkey
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose of Study To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and perception of HIV/AIDS among antenatal women and to correlate them with their socio-demographic profile. Methods We conducted this study on 400 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of our hospital for the first time irrespective of their period of gestation, age and parity. All the participants were interviewed with the help of a predesigned questionnaire which included their socio-demographic details and questions to assess their knowledge and attitude toward HIV/AIDS. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 and expressed in the form of percentage, frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation and p value. Results Antenatal women of the study population were having unsatisfactory knowledge about HIV/AIDS and prevention of MTCT. 26% women were totally unaware of any entity like HIV. 44% participants did not know the most common way of spread of HIV. Only half of the subjects knew the correct preventive measures for HIV/AIDS. 54% knew about MTCT, but only 24% knew about its transmission through breast milk. Knowledge and attitude was found to be significantly improving with socioeconomic status. Conclusion Indian antenatal women have poor awareness and wrong perception about HIV/AIDS and its mother to child transmission (MTCT). Targeted educational interventions can be formulated to increase awareness among antenatal women about prevention of vertical transmission of HIV.
ISSN:0971-9202
0975-6434
DOI:10.1007/s13224-020-01422-5