Conference abstract
Influence of knowledge toward the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT)
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2024:23(88).26
Nov 2024.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2024.23.88.2855
Archived on: 26 Nov 2024
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Keywords: Pregnant women, knowledge of PMTCT, community engagement, HIV, Cameroon
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Influence of knowledge toward the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT)
Zakari Alhadji Yaou1,&, Douk SL1, Awono Noah JPY2, Ndié J2, Ketchaji A3, Zoung-Kanyi Bissek AC2
1Délégation Régionale de la Santé Publique du Nord, Nord, Cameroun, 2Division of Operational Research in Health, Ministry of Public Health, 3Département de la Lutte contre les Maladies, les Epidémies et les Pandémies, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Yaoundé, Cameroun
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Introduction: in 2023, globally 44% of all new HIV infections were among women and girls (all ages). In Sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls (all ages) accounted for 62% of all new HIV infections. In Cameroon, 15,434 pregnant women were identified as HIV+ and 3.3% of their children were HIV+; the aim was to assess the influence of knowledge in community engagement of pregnant women toward the PMTCT of HIV in North region of Cameroon
Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted at 20 hospitals in the Bibemi and Garoua health districts in June 2024. Data were collected using a PMTCT knowledge scale, and sociodemographic, obstetrical, and attitude questionnaires, which were administered face-to-face to 326 voluntary pregnant women in antenatal care (ANC). Descriptive statistics, and univariate and multivariate hierarchical binary logistic regression with 1000 samples bootstrap were performed using SPSS 27. Multivariate analysis included only significant variables (P<0.05) from the univariate analysis.
Results: the median age was 29, 68% had no income, and 77% were living with a partner. The overall knowledge score was 0.28, indicating that 38% demonstrated good knowledge of PMTCT; 54% expressed willingness to engage in HIV control interventions but 13% had already done so. Factors positively associated with this community engagement, were knowledge of PMTCT (B=3.32), age (B=0.2), number of pregnancies (B=0.93), number of ANC performed (B=0.51) but the number of living children (B= -1.14) was negatively associated. The bootstrap analysis showed a positive association between interesting outcomes and predisposition to HIV interventions (B =19.06; 95%CI Bca: 17.78-21)
Conclusion: this study revealed a low level of good knowledge and community engagement with PMTCT of HIV among ANC attendees. This finding also suggests that there is a need to improve the knowledge of PMTCT for pregnant women attending ANC to increase their engagement and use of PMTCT services.
Influence of knowledge toward the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT)
Zakari Alhadji Yaou1,&, Douk SL1, Awono Noah JPY2, Ndié J2, Ketchaji A3, Zoung-Kanyi Bissek AC2
1Délégation Régionale de la Santé Publique du Nord, Nord, Cameroun, 2Division of Operational Research in Health, Ministry of Public Health, 3Département de la Lutte contre les Maladies, les Epidémies et les Pandémies, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Yaoundé, Cameroun
&Corresponding author
Introduction: in 2023, globally 44% of all new HIV infections were among women and girls (all ages). In Sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls (all ages) accounted for 62% of all new HIV infections. In Cameroon, 15,434 pregnant women were identified as HIV+ and 3.3% of their children were HIV+; the aim was to assess the influence of knowledge in community engagement of pregnant women toward the PMTCT of HIV in North region of Cameroon
Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted at 20 hospitals in the Bibemi and Garoua health districts in June 2024. Data were collected using a PMTCT knowledge scale, and sociodemographic, obstetrical, and attitude questionnaires, which were administered face-to-face to 326 voluntary pregnant women in antenatal care (ANC). Descriptive statistics, and univariate and multivariate hierarchical binary logistic regression with 1000 samples bootstrap were performed using SPSS 27. Multivariate analysis included only significant variables (P<0.05) from the univariate analysis.
Results: the median age was 29, 68% had no income, and 77% were living with a partner. The overall knowledge score was 0.28, indicating that 38% demonstrated good knowledge of PMTCT; 54% expressed willingness to engage in HIV control interventions but 13% had already done so. Factors positively associated with this community engagement, were knowledge of PMTCT (B=3.32), age (B=0.2), number of pregnancies (B=0.93), number of ANC performed (B=0.51) but the number of living children (B= -1.14) was negatively associated. The bootstrap analysis showed a positive association between interesting outcomes and predisposition to HIV interventions (B =19.06; 95%CI Bca: 17.78-21)
Conclusion: this study revealed a low level of good knowledge and community engagement with PMTCT of HIV among ANC attendees. This finding also suggests that there is a need to improve the knowledge of PMTCT for pregnant women attending ANC to increase their engagement and use of PMTCT services.
