Table 3 Respondents' behaviour of MTCT prevention strategies
Item | Positive response | Score | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
How often do you educate women on HIV/AIDS? | always | 3 | 121 (78.1) |
How often do you offer voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) to pregnant women? | always | 3 | 58 (37.4) |
How often do you obtain consent before testing? | always | 3 | 87(56.1) |
Are the regnant women usually Counselled with their husbands? | always | 3 | 55(35.5) |
How often are women counselled on safe infant feeding? | always | 3 | 119(76.8) |
Do you use aprons, gloves and masks during delivery? | yes | 3 | 126(81.3) |
Do you encourage mothers living HIV to feed baby exclusively with formula? | yes | 3 | 139(89.7) |
Do you gloves when checking soiled sanitary pad? | yes | 3 | 147(94.4) |
In case of accidental exposure to contaminant during Delivery : | Â | Â | Â |
Do you wash under running water? | yes | 3 | 126(81.3) |
Do you report the incident? | yes | 3 | 131(84.5) |