[ EVALUATION DES CONNAISSANCES DES FEMMES EN AGE DE PROCREATION SUR LA PREVENTION DE LA TRANSMISSION MERE-ENFANT DU VIH DANS L’AIRE DE SANTÉ D’AFIA-SAKE EN REPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO ]
Volume 22, Issue 2, January 2018, Pages 207–219
Woolf Kapiteni1, Jean-Bosco Kahindo2, Prudence Mitangala3, and Hermès Karemere4
1 Université de Lubumbashi, RD Congo
2 Faculté de Médecine, Université Libre des pays des Grands Lacs, Goma, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo
3 Ecole Régionale de Santé Publique, Université catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, RD Congo
4 Ecole régionale de Santé Publique, Université catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background: HIV infection continues to wreak havoc around the world. Women are not spared, especially pregnant women, with low levels of education or information, transmitting HIV to their children. This study aims to assess the level of knowledge of women in reproductive age on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV / AIDS in the AFIA-Sake health area in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Method: This study is descriptive, involving 315 women aged 15-49 years from the AFIA-SAKE health area. The data collected by questionnaire were checked, captured and analyzed. The frequency of observations was calculated and the proportions were compared for accuracy when the CI was 95%. Results: The study shows that only 10% of women are aware of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Antenatal consultation is the excellent channel of communication. Among the women interviewed on antiretrovirals, 56% do not know when they will be given to pregnant women diagnosed with HIV; 63% do not know the value of administering antiretrovirals and 78% do not know when antiretrovirals will be given to the newborn. Conclusion: Achieving the goal of sustainable development for an HIV-free generation, with zero new infections in children and no HIV-related deaths, involves informing women of reproductive age about the prevention of mother-to-child transmission. HIV child through increased enrollment of girls, introduction of sex education as well as information on HIV in schools and antenatal clinics.
Author Keywords: Assessment, Knowledge, Prevention, Transmission, Mother, Child, HIV, SAKE, RD-Congo.
Volume 22, Issue 2, January 2018, Pages 207–219
Woolf Kapiteni1, Jean-Bosco Kahindo2, Prudence Mitangala3, and Hermès Karemere4
1 Université de Lubumbashi, RD Congo
2 Faculté de Médecine, Université Libre des pays des Grands Lacs, Goma, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo
3 Ecole Régionale de Santé Publique, Université catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, RD Congo
4 Ecole régionale de Santé Publique, Université catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Background: HIV infection continues to wreak havoc around the world. Women are not spared, especially pregnant women, with low levels of education or information, transmitting HIV to their children. This study aims to assess the level of knowledge of women in reproductive age on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV / AIDS in the AFIA-Sake health area in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Method: This study is descriptive, involving 315 women aged 15-49 years from the AFIA-SAKE health area. The data collected by questionnaire were checked, captured and analyzed. The frequency of observations was calculated and the proportions were compared for accuracy when the CI was 95%. Results: The study shows that only 10% of women are aware of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Antenatal consultation is the excellent channel of communication. Among the women interviewed on antiretrovirals, 56% do not know when they will be given to pregnant women diagnosed with HIV; 63% do not know the value of administering antiretrovirals and 78% do not know when antiretrovirals will be given to the newborn. Conclusion: Achieving the goal of sustainable development for an HIV-free generation, with zero new infections in children and no HIV-related deaths, involves informing women of reproductive age about the prevention of mother-to-child transmission. HIV child through increased enrollment of girls, introduction of sex education as well as information on HIV in schools and antenatal clinics.
Author Keywords: Assessment, Knowledge, Prevention, Transmission, Mother, Child, HIV, SAKE, RD-Congo.
Abstract: (french)
Contexte : L’infection à VIH continue ses ravages dans le monde. Les femmes n’en sont pas épargnées dont celles enceintes, avec un faible niveau d’instruction ou d’information, transmettant le VIH à leurs enfants par voie verticale. La présente étude vise à évaluer le niveau de connaissances des femmes en âge de procréation sur la prévention de la transmission mère-enfant du VIH/SIDA dans l’aire de santé AFIA-Sake en République Démocratique du Congo. Méthode : Cette étude est descriptive ; elle a concerné 315 femmes âgées de 15-49 ans de l’aire de santé AFIA-SAKE. Les données recueillies par questionnaire ont été contrôlées, saisies et analysées. La fréquence des observations a été calculée et les proportions ont été comparées pour une précision lorsque l’IC est à 95%. Résultat : L’étude montre que seulement 10 % des femmes connaissent la prévention de la transmission mère-enfant du VIH. La consultation prénatale constitue le canal de communication par excellence. Parmi les femmes interrogées sur les antirétroviraux, 56 % ne connaissent pas le moment de leur administration chez la gestante diagnostiquée séropositive; 63% ignorent l’intérêt de leur administration des antirétroviraux et 78 % ne connaissent pas le moment de leur administration chez le nouveau-né. Conclusion : L’atteinte de l’objectif du développement durable visant une génération sans VIH, avec zéro nouvelle infection chez les enfants et sans décès liés au VIH passe par l’information des femmes en âge de procréation sur la prévention de la transmission mère-enfant du VIH à travers l’accroissement de la scolarisation des filles, l’introduction de l’éducation sexuelle ainsi que l’information sur le VIH en milieu scolaire et lors des consultations prénatales.
Author Keywords: Évaluation, Connaissance, Prévention, Transmission, mère, enfant, VIH, SAKE, RD-Congo.
How to Cite this Article
Woolf Kapiteni, Jean-Bosco Kahindo, Prudence Mitangala, and Hermès Karemere, “KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT OF WOMEN ON MOTHER-CHILD TRANSMISSION PREVENTION OF HIV IN THE AFIA-SAKE HEALTH AREA IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 207–219, January 2018.
