| Assessment Questions | Variables | Responses | ||
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | I don’t know n (%) | ||
| Can HIV be transmitted from mother to child? N = 366 | 333 (91.0) | 12 (3.3) | 21 (5.7) | |
| If yes to the question above when? N = 333 | During pregnancy | 144 (43.2) | 87 (26.1) | 102 (30.6) |
| During labour | 102 (30.2) | 127 (38.1) | 104 (31.2) | |
| During delivery | 204 (61.3) | 65 (19.5) | 64 (19.2) | |
| During breastfeeding | 305 (91.6) | 11 (3.3) | 17 (5.1) | |
| What do you think will encourage transmission of HIV from mother to child? N = 333 | Increased mother’s viral load | 287 (86.2) | 20 (6.0) | 26 (7.8) |
| Lack of multivitamins | 67 (20.1) | 134 (40.2) | 132 (39.6) | |
| When mother is sick | 94 (28.2) | 118 (35.4) | 121 (36.3) | |
| Mother having cracked nipples | 158 (47.4) | 64 (19.2) | 111 (33.3) | |
| Premature baby | 33 (9.9) | 245 (73.6) | 55 (16.5) | |
| Hugging the baby | 12 (3.6) | 292 (87.7) | 29 (8.7) | |
| Sharing same bed with baby | 11 (3.3) | 292 (87.7) | 30 (9.0) | |
| Mother to child transmission of HIV can be prevented by? N = 333 | Pregnant women eating balance diet | 96 (28.8) | 83 (24.9) | 154 (46.2) |
| Caesarian section before the onset of labour | 129 (38.7) | 55 (16.5) | 149 (44.7) | |
| Giving of antiretroviral drugs to mother during and after pregnancy. | 294 (88.3) | 16 (4.8) | 23 (6.9) | |
| Use of breast milk substitute (powdered milk). | 234 (70.3) | 48 (14.4) | 51 (15.3) | |
| Avoiding breast milk. | 251 (75.4) | 45 (13.5) | 37 (11.1) | |
| Use of directly expressed and boiled mother’s breast milk. | 38 (11.4) | 183 (55.0) | 112 (33.6) | |
| Breastfeeding baby by another mother who is not HIV infected. | 67 (20.1) | 153 (45.9) | 113 (33.9) | |
| Are you aware that HIV infected pregnant woman should? N = 366 | Attend antenatal clinic regularly. | 341 (93.2) | 5 (1.4) | 20 (5.5) |
| Be delivered by a skilled attendant (doctor or a midwife). | 328 (89.6) | 11 (3.0) | 27 (7.4) | |
| Visit post-natal clinic 6 weeks after delivery. | 319 (87.2) | 15 (4.1) | 32 (8.7) | |
| Visit family planning clinic 6 weeks after delivery. | 284 (77.6) | 24 (6.6) | 58 (15.8) | |
| Have you ever heard about a programme called prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT)? N = 366 | 279 (76.2) | 36 (9.8) | 51 (13.9) | |
| Are PMTCT services offered at this hospital? N = 366 | 238 (65.0) | 16 (4.4) | 112 (30.6) | |
| At the PMTCT clinics, are pregnant women counseled and tested for HIV? N = 366 | 259 (70.8) | 5 (1.4) | 102 (27.9) | |
| Was your wife or partner tested for HIV when she was last pregnant? N = 366 | 280 (76.5) | 51 (13.9) | 35 (9.6) | |