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dc.contributor.authorGebresillassie, Begashaw Melaku
dc.contributor.authorEmiru, Yohannes Kelifa
dc.contributor.authorErku, Daniel Asfaw
dc.contributor.authorMersha, Amanual Getnet
dc.contributor.authorMekuria, Abebe Basazn
dc.contributor.authorAyele, Asnakew Achaw
dc.contributor.authorTegegn, Henok Getachew
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-08T05:46:16Z
dc.date.available2020-12-08T05:46:16Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn2296-2565
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpubh.2019.00205
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/400073
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Little is known about acceptance of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PICT) as an intervention for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. This study aimed at assessing the utilization and acceptance rate of PICT as an intervention for PMTCT among pregnant women attending University of Gondar referral and teaching hospital (UoGRTH), Ethiopia. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 364 pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic at UoGRTH through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Frequencies, means, and percentages were used to report different variables. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to come up with factors associated with acceptance of PICT services. Results: Out of 364 respondents, 298 330 (81.7%) of them accepted provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling. Rural residency (AOR: 364, 95% CI: 2.17-6.34), higher educational status (AOR: 3.15, 95% CI: 1.86-6.82), planning of HIV test disclosure to male partners (AOR: 7.81, 95% CI: 3.17-13.14), and a higher average monthly income (AOR: 4.01, 95% CI: 2.32-7.61) were found to be strong predictors of acceptance of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling. Conclusions: The present study revealed a higher rate of acceptance of PICT among pregnant women. Enhancing access to and consistent use of antenatal care service among pregnant women and encouraging the active involvement of male partners are recommended to further increase the uptake of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom205
dc.relation.ispartofjournalFrontiers in Public Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume7
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.subject.keywordspregnant women
dc.subject.keywordsutilization
dc.titleUtilization of Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling as an Intervention for PMTCT Services Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in a Teaching Hospital in Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGebresillassie, BM; Emiru, YK; Erku, DA; Mersha, AG; Mekuria, AB; Ayele, AA; Tegegn, HG, Utilization of Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling as an Intervention for PMTCT Services Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in a Teaching Hospital in Ethiopia, Frontiers in Public Health, 2019, 7, pp. 205
dcterms.dateAccepted2019-07-09
dcterms.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-12-08T05:44:19Z
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