Lack of Knowledge About Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Prevention in Pregnant Women at Tijuana General Hospital, Baja California, Mexico

The objective of this study was to identify determinants of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) knowledge regarding mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) among pregnant women at Tijuana General Hospital, Baja California, Mexico.  

• 30% knew that HIV could be transmitted to a child during delivery,
• And 36% knew that HIV could be transmitted by breast-feeding. 
• Only 27% knew that an MTCT could be prevented. 
• Prenatal patients were more likely to know that MTCT was preventable (prenatal: 31% vs L&D 25%). 
• Logistic regression indicated that prenatal patients were more likely to know that HIV could be transmitted through breast-feeding. 

Overall, both groups had poor knowledge regarding MTCT of HIV.

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By: Becka CM1, Chacón-Cruz E2, Araneta MR3, Viani RM4.

• 1School of Medicine, Xochicalco University, Tijuana, Mexico.
• 2Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Tijuana General Hospital, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
• 3Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
• 4Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Diego, Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.