Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Of Pregnant Women Regarding Prevention Of Mother To Child Transmission Of Hiv(pmtct) In Urban And Rural Lga Of Abia State

ABSTRACT Background: Transmission of HIV from pregnant mothers to their children is a key route of HIV transmission in Nigeria. Nigeria contributes up to 30% of the global PMTCT gap and coverage of PMTCT services has however remained low at less than 19% - falling short of both the universal access and National Strategic Plan targets. The current study intends to identify factors underlying the low uptake of PMTCT interventions in Abia state. Method: The study was conducted in ten out of the seventy-four Primary Health Centres offering antenatal as well as Routine HIV Counseling and Testing s…