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. 2014 Sep 19;14:328. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-328

Table 2.

Knowledge about MTCT of HIV by the type of health facility

Health facility Total, n (%)
Health center, n (%) Hospital, n (%)
HIV can be transmitted from mother to her child
   Yes 658 (89.6) 103 (94.5) 761 (90.3)
   No 21 (2.9) 1 (0.9) 22 (2.6)
   Didn’t know 55 (7.5) 5 (4.6) 60 (7.1)
N 734 (87.1) 109 (12.9) 843 (100.0)
Time of MTCT of HIV*
   During breastfeeding 469 (71.3) 82 (79.6) 551 (72.4)
   During pregnancy 329 (50.0) 49 (47.6) 378 (49.7)
   During child birth 308 (46.8) 69 (67.0) 377 (49.5)
   Other 11 (1.7) 0 (0.0) 11 (1.4)
   Did not know 81 (12.3) 10 (9.7) 91 (12.0)
N 658 (86.5) 103 (13.5) 761 (100.0)

*Multiple responses possible.