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100 _a Mwinuka, Zakaria
_921241
_dCUHAS/MD/4001543/T/15
245 _aMale Partner Knowledge and Practice of on PMTCT and HIV/AIDS in Nyamagana District Mwanza.
260 _aMwanza, Tanzania:
_b Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando]
_b Phone: +255 28 298 3384:
_b Fax: +255 28 298 3386 :
_b Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz :
_b Website: www.bugando.ac.tz :
_c ©2019
300 _ax; 33 Pages
300 _aIncludes Refferences and Appendices
520 _aAbstract: Background information: Male partner’s participation in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV has been determined as one of the major factors in world. And it realization is challenges because of male related and institutional factors. Male partner participation is a crucial component in optimization of PMTCT service. For this reason, antenatal care/prevention of mother to child transmission (ANC/PMTCT) is the only opportunity to capture pregnant mothers and their male partners to prevent transmission from mother to child. Methods: This was a cross-sectional hospital based study conducted between December and March 2020, involving 141 participants male partner who attended antenatal clinical in Nyamagana district hospital. Data was collected using structured questionnaire, summarized and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Majority of participants, more than 60% scored less than 10, with a mean score of 7.08 and median score was 6.00 this implies that majority of the participants had low understand about various aspect of PMTCT. Only 14.9% participants scored 10 and above which correspond to good understanding of knowledge of PMTCT. PMTCT interventions offered suggest a good standard of practice the total practice score was generally good there was statistical difference between, those involved in practice compared to those who weren’t involved when age, marital status, occupation, education level, number of parity were considered. Conclusion: The prevalence of PMTCT, associated between male partner’s involvement, and the uptake of PMTCT intervention, determinants of male involvement in PMTCT, knowledge about PMTCT, utilization and adherence of PMTCT services, PMTCT strategies, Reason that rationalize male partner involvement in PMTCT/ANC.
600 _xObstetrics and Gynecology
_948284
700 _a Kihunrwa, Albert
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_cCR
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