Table 5 Expectant mothers’ knowledge of mother-to-child transmission of HBV
Knowledge about MTCT of HBV | Correct response only N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Total N (%) | Wa Municipality | Lawra District | |
An HBV infected Mother can infect her baby in the uterus (intrauterine) before birth | 343(76.2) | 202 (84.2) | 141(67.1) |
Breast milk can transmit HBV | 8(1.8) | 3(1.2) | 5(2.4) |
Newborns are too young to contract HBV from infected mothers | 177(39.3) | 136 (56.7) | 41(19.5) |
The HBV vaccine is harmful to the unborn | 75(16.7) | 51 (21.1) | 24 (11.4) |
HBV infection of the child cannot occur after the child is born to an infected mother. | 175(38.9) | 128 (53.3) | 47(22.4) |
Average Knowledge about MTCT (sum of % N/5) | 156(34.7) | 104 (43.3) | 52 (24.8) |
Total number of respondents | 450 | 240a | 210a |