ABSTRACT
Mother-To-Child transmission of HIV (MTCT) contributes largely to the HIV prevalence amongst children in both developed and developing countries. The rate of perinatal transmission in the absence of any interventions ranges from 25-35%. Efforts to reduce mother-to-child mode of transmission of HIV depends on increasing the level of knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS in pregnant women as well as increasing the number of HIV positive women who when pregnant take action to protect their babies from possible infection. The knowledge and level of awareness of antenatal attendees about HIV and AIDS as well as health care worker’s (HCW) capacity to implement appropriate interventions determine the success of the prevention of Mother-To-
1Senior Lecturer, Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria; Email: amoses264@yahoo.com 2Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria; Email: basseyemem@yahoo.com 3Program Specialist (HIV/AIDS), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN House, Abuja Nigeria; Email: asuquo@unfpa.org *Corresponding author List of abbreviations after the text.
