Table 3

Respondents' behaviour of MTCT prevention strategies

Item
Positive response
Score
Frequency (%)

How often do you educate women on HIV/AIDS?
always
3
121 (78.1)
How often do you offer voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) to pregnant women?
always
3
58 (37.4)
How often do you obtain consent before testing?
always
3
87(56.1)
Are the regnant women usually Counselled with their husbands?
always
3
55(35.5)
How often are women counselled on safe infant feeding?
always
3
119(76.8)
Do you use aprons, gloves and masks during delivery?
yes
3
126(81.3)
Do you encourage mothers living HIV to feed baby exclusively with formula?
yes
3
139(89.7)
Do you gloves when checking soiled sanitary pad?
yes
3
147(94.4)
In case of accidental exposure to contaminant during Delivery :



Do you wash under running water?
yes
3
126(81.3)
Do you report the incident?
yes
3
131(84.5)

Ndikom and Onibokun BMC Nursing 2007 6:9   doi:10.1186/1472-6955-6-9