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This study determines the factors which correlate with attitudes towards mother-to-child transmission of HIV in pregnant women. Using a structured questionnaire, 527 pregnant women who visited a hospital to have prenatal check-ups were interviewed. The survey items were: sociodemographic characteristics, experiences of pre-test counselling, knowledge of mother-to-child transmission, and attitude towards termination of pregnancy. Results showed that many pregnant women (80%) did not have proper knowledge of the possibility of mother-to-child transmission. Logisitic regression analysis also indicates that age and knowledge of the possibility of mother-to-child transmission were the significant determinants of attitudes towards termination of pregnancy. Older women who believe that all the babies of pregnant women with HIV will be infected are most likely to terminate their pregnancy when they are diagnosed as HIV positive. Considering the importance of informed decisions regarding pregnancy, this study must have important implications for future support progammes for HIV-positive pregnant women.
| 元の言語 | English |
|---|---|
| ページ（範囲） | 406-409 |
| ページ数 | 4 |
| ジャーナル | International Journal of STD and AIDS |
| 巻 | 11 |
| 発行部数 | 6 |
| DOI | |
| 出版物ステータス | Published - 2000 |
| 外部発表 | Yes |
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- Dermatology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Microbiology (medical)
- Immunology
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Factors affecting attitudes towards mother-to-child transmission of HIV among pregnant women in a maternal and child hospital in Thailand. / Hyodo, Chika; Tanaka, Tetsuro; Kobayashi, Masako; Shimizu, Midori; Prueksunand, Panus; Nitithamyong, Anuchit; Jittawatanakorn, Jeamjit; Naka, Suwannee.
：: International Journal of STD and AIDS, 巻 11, 番号 6, 2000, p. 406-409.研究成果: Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors affecting attitudes towards mother-to-child transmission of HIV among pregnant women in a maternal and child hospital in Thailand
AU - Hyodo, Chika
AU - Tanaka, Tetsuro
AU - Kobayashi, Masako
AU - Shimizu, Midori
AU - Prueksunand, Panus
AU - Nitithamyong, Anuchit
AU - Jittawatanakorn, Jeamjit
AU - Naka, Suwannee
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - This study determines the factors which correlate with attitudes towards mother-to-child transmission of HIV in pregnant women. Using a structured questionnaire, 527 pregnant women who visited a hospital to have prenatal check-ups were interviewed. The survey items were: sociodemographic characteristics, experiences of pre-test counselling, knowledge of mother-to-child transmission, and attitude towards termination of pregnancy. Results showed that many pregnant women (80%) did not have proper knowledge of the possibility of mother-to-child transmission. Logisitic regression analysis also indicates that age and knowledge of the possibility of mother-to-child transmission were the significant determinants of attitudes towards termination of pregnancy. Older women who believe that all the babies of pregnant women with HIV will be infected are most likely to terminate their pregnancy when they are diagnosed as HIV positive. Considering the importance of informed decisions regarding pregnancy, this study must have important implications for future support progammes for HIV-positive pregnant women.
AB - This study determines the factors which correlate with attitudes towards mother-to-child transmission of HIV in pregnant women. Using a structured questionnaire, 527 pregnant women who visited a hospital to have prenatal check-ups were interviewed. The survey items were: sociodemographic characteristics, experiences of pre-test counselling, knowledge of mother-to-child transmission, and attitude towards termination of pregnancy. Results showed that many pregnant women (80%) did not have proper knowledge of the possibility of mother-to-child transmission. Logisitic regression analysis also indicates that age and knowledge of the possibility of mother-to-child transmission were the significant determinants of attitudes towards termination of pregnancy. Older women who believe that all the babies of pregnant women with HIV will be infected are most likely to terminate their pregnancy when they are diagnosed as HIV positive. Considering the importance of informed decisions regarding pregnancy, this study must have important implications for future support progammes for HIV-positive pregnant women.
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - Mother-to-child transmission of HIV
KW - Pregnant women
KW - Structured questionnaire
KW - Thailand
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VL - 11
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JO - International Journal of STD and AIDS
JF - International Journal of STD and AIDS
SN - 0956-4624
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