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Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes of Expectant Mothers towards HIV Screening and Counselling at Jachie-Pramso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

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dc.contributor.author Asiedu, Christiana
dc.contributor.author Agyemang, Evans Opoku
dc.contributor.author Agyei, Emmanuel Appiah
dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-08T09:45:52Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-08T09:45:52Z
dc.date.issued 2019-12
dc.identifier.issn 23105496
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8145
dc.description 12p:, ill. en_US
dc.description.abstract The prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is paramount in safeguarding the lives of unborn children and young babies. The study sought to examine the knowledge and attitudes of expectant mothers towards HIV screening and testing in the Jachie-Pramso Community of the Ashanti Region. Methods: The study adopted a descriptive survey approach as its research design. The population of the study comprised 158 expectant mothers who were registered and attended regular antenatal care sessions at the community hospital. The census approach to sampling was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was used as the tool for data collection. Chi-square and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Results: The findings from the study indicated that awareness level of HIV and its related issues were high among expectant mothers. It was also found that attitude of healthcare workers, community members and sexual partners are the main factors that prevent expectant mothers from patronising voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services. It was generally, recommended that intensive educational programmes be instituted to sensitize both healthcare workers and the general public on discriminative behaviours. Conclusion: Most of the expectant mothers have knowledge of HIV and attitudes of the expectant mothers towards VCT of HIV were positive. The healthcare facility and its professionals may consider training the expectant mothers so they can act as snow-ballers in the dissemination of relevant health education and coerce other expectant mothers in the community to participate in the VCT and HIV programmes. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Cape Coast en_US
dc.subject Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome en_US
dc.subject Expectant Mothers en_US
dc.subject Human Immunodeficiency Virus en_US
dc.subject Voluntary Counselling and Test en_US
dc.title Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes of Expectant Mothers towards HIV Screening and Counselling at Jachie-Pramso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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