Journal of Women's Health Care
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Husein G

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• Research Article
  Male Partner Involvement on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV and Associated Factors among Pregnant Mothers Attending Antenatal at Fantale District, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Lemma E and Husein GLemma E and Husein G
  
  Background: Only screening pregnant mother is not adequate to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV. Thus, male partners’ involvement has been considered as a first priority to focus intervention to be intensified in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV. But it remained one of the biggest challenges in Ethiopia. Objective: Assess the extent of male partner’s involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and identify associated factors in Fentale district, Eastern Ethiopia. Methods: Institution based cross-sectional study design was employed. Data was collected from random sample of 272 pregnant mothers at antenatal care clinic of Health facilities in Fentale district from 1st to 31st March, 2016. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Multivariate logistic regressions were carried out, association between independent and dependen.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000362

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