10Aug 2017

AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PREGNANT WOMEN TOWARDS HIV/AIDS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A COMMUNITY BASED STUDY.

  • Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Post-graduate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Background- Prevalence of HIV/AIDS is highest among young people. HIV related stigma make people hesitant to get test done, thereby increasing risk of transmission of infection from pregnant mother to child. Objective- This study aims to determine awareness, knowledge, attitude and misconceptions about HIV /AIDS in antenatal women. Methods: A cross-sectional community based study was conducted on 904 pregnant women attending ANC clinic at GSVM Medical College, Kanpur U.P. from Jan 2016 - July 2016. Study tool consisted of a self-developed, pretest questionnaire. Results: Out of total 904 women only 496 (54.9%) of them had heard of AIDS and level of awareness regarding HIV/AIDs was lower in women aged less than 20 years, illiterate, women resident of rural area and of low socio-economic status. Main source of information was media (51.6%). Sexual intercourse was identified as major route of transmission (72.9%) and mother to child transmission(MTCT) as least common known method (56%). There were many misconceptions also. 401 women (80.8%) realized AIDS as threat to human. Conclusion: Although 54.9% pregnant women had heard of HIV/AIDS but level of complete knowledge about infection and MTCT was low. This is time to strengthen PMTCT program and to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS.

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[Uruj Jahan, Kavita Verma, Shruti Gupta, Seema Dwivedi and Anuradha yadav. (2017); AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PREGNANT WOMEN TOWARDS HIV/AIDS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A COMMUNITY BASED STUDY. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Aug). 494-500] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Uruj Jahan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5082      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5082

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