Factors affecting attitudes towards mother-to-child transmission of HIV among pregnant women in a maternal and child hospital in Thailand

This study determines the factors which correlate with attitudes towards mother-to-child transmission of HIV in pregnant women. Using a structured questionnaire, 527 pregnant women who visited a hospital to have prenatal checkups were interviewed. The survey items were: sociodemographic characterist...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2000-06, Vol.11 (6), p.406-409
Main Authors: HYODO, C, TANAKA, T, KOBAYASHI, M, SHIMIZU, M, PRUEKSUNAND, P, NITITHAMYONG, A, JITTAWATANAKORN, J, NAKA, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - psychology
HIV Infections - transmission
Hospitals, Maternity
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Infectious diseases
Logistic Models
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Population
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thailand
Thailand - epidemiology
Tropical medicine
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:This study determines the factors which correlate with attitudes towards mother-to-child transmission of HIV in pregnant women. Using a structured questionnaire, 527 pregnant women who visited a hospital to have prenatal checkups were interviewed. The survey items were: sociodemographic characteristics, experiences of pre-test counselling, knowledge of mother-to-child transmission, and attitude towards termination of pregnancy. Results showed that many pregnant women (80%) did not have proper knowledge of the possibility of mother-to-child transmission. Logisitic regression analysis also indicates that age and knowledge of the possibility of mother-to-child transmission were the significant determinants of attitudes towards termination of pregnancy. Older women who believe that all the babies of pregnant women with HIV will be infected are most likely to terminate their pregnancy when they are diagnosed as HIV positive. Considering the importance of informed decisions regarding pregnancy, this study must have important implications for future support progammes for HIV-positive pregnant women.
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1258/0956462001915994