Table 2.
HIV status disclosure and awareness of national infant feeding guidelines and vertical transmission of HIV among Black mothers living with HIV (N = 690)
| Indicator | Port Harcourt (N = 400) N (%) |
Miami (N = 201) N (%) |
Ottawa (N = 89) N (%) |
All Sites (N = 690) N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV status disclosure | ||||
| Spouse/partner aware of respondents’ HIV status | 397 (99.5) | 132 (67.0) | 81 (92.0) | 610 (92.1) |
| Family aware of respondents’ HIV status | 272 (68.0) | 149 (80.5) | 35 (39.8) | 456 (67.2) |
| Received information about national infant feeding policy from health worker | 334 (93.3) | 116 (67.4) | 50 (57.5) | 500 (72.5) |
| Rated health workers opinion on infant feeding choices as important | 393 (99.0) | 170 (93.4) | 89 (100.0) | 652 (97.6) |
| Aware of national infant feeding guideline for mothers living with HIV | 362 (90.5) | 144 (72.4) | 78 (87.6) | 584 (85) |
| HIV transmission awareness | ||||
| Aware HIV can be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy | 352 (88.0) | 136 (74.3) | 54 (61.4) | 542 (80.8) |
| Aware HIV can be transmitted from mother to child during delivery | 355 (88.8) | 130 (67.7) | 63 (72.4) | 548 (80.7) |
| Aware HIV can be transmitted from mother to child during breastfeeding | 353 (88.3) | 156 (80.4) | 63 (72.4) | 572 (84.0) |