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AIDS Care
Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Knowledge about HIV, HBV and HCV modes of transmission among pregnant women in Nampula – Mozambique

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Pages 1161-1167 | Received 08 Sep 2017, Accepted 11 Apr 2018, Published online: 27 Apr 2018
 

ABSTRACT

The assessment of pregnant women's knowledge about modes of infections transmission is essential to tailor programs to their needs. This study aimed to assess knowledge about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among pregnant women in Nampula – Mozambique, a high-risk area for sexually transmitted infections. At their first antenatal visit, women were invited to participate and data were collected by trained nurses at six public health facilities. Knowledge about HIV transmission modes was high but relevant misconceptions remained. However, knowledge regarding HBV and HCV transmission modes was very limited. There was a significant association between knowledge level and socioeconomic position, making education and women's empowerment key factors in a comprehensive strategy to prevent infections.

Acknowledgments

The authors thank to the team of interviewers for their collaboration on this project. We acknowledge the contributions from FEDER funds through the Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation, and by national funds of FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia), under the scope of the Research Unit of Epidemiology – Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto (EPIUnit) (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006862; Ref. UID/DTP/04750/2013). PhD Grant SFRH/BD/112867/2015 (Paula Meireles) co-funded by the FCT and the POCH/FSE Program and the Postdoc grant SFRH/BPD/97015/2013 (Silvia Fraga), co-funded by the FCT and the POCH/FSE Program.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

The Universidade de Lúrio received funding for this study from the Camões – Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I. P. and from Fundo Nacional de Investigação (projecto nr 134-Inv/FNI).

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