O-22: Effectiveness of HIV Counseling Serviceson Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior andPractice (KABP) among Pregnant Women AttendingPPTC Program
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Background: The Background of this study was to assess (KABP) regarding HIV/AIDS among pregnant women attending PPTCT program before and after counseling at Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi. Materials and Methods: It was an intervention longitudinal study. Data was collected by interviewing 600 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic during May 2006 to May 2007 using a pre-test and post-tested questionnaire. They were selected based on the eligibility criteria of gestational age between 5-32 weeks. Pregnant women were excluded if they were HIV positive or had received anti-retroviral therapy before attending the clinic. Women who had formal counseling about HIV/ AIDS earlier were also excluded. Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS 16.Results: About 69.2% of the pregnant women had heard about AIDS before the counseling. Knowledge regarding mother to child transmission of HIV was 53.5%. 38.2% knew that mother to child transmission can be reduced by drugs. The knowledge of pregnant women about AIDS was significantly different in pre-test (mean score =15.3) and post test (mean score=35.6) (p
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volume 4 issue 2
pages 82- 82
publication date 2010-05-01
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