Assessment of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS Services Utilization among Pregnant Mothers in Bushenyi District

Kakwangire Paul

Medicine and Community Health, Kampala International University, Uganda

ABSTRACT

About 36.7 million people living with HIV are reported worldwide. In Eastern Africa, young women (aged 15–24 years) accounted for 26% of new HIV infections in 2016 despite making up just 10%of the population. These include 2.7million children less than fifteen years of age and 17.6 million women. Hence, due to high HIV prevalence rate in women and children, preventing of mother to child transmission of HIV has become an essential element worldwide HIV/AIDS control strategy. The study was to assess the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS services utilization among pregnant mothers in Bushenyi district. We used descriptive research design and qualitative method in data collection. It was a health facility-based study. Data was collected using questionnaire which were administered to the pregnant mothers and mothers of child bearing ages who attended Bushenyi health center IV. Data was collected from 88 respondents. Data was statistically analyzed using SPSS (statistical package for social sciences 16.0V) and Stata i.e. descriptive analysis and analyzed and presented in tables.

Keywords: Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT); HIV/AIDS Prevention; Service Utilization; Pregnant Mothers; Bushenyi District

CITE AS: Kakwangire Paul (2025). Assessment of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS Services Utilization among Pregnant Mothers in Bushenyi District. IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 10(1): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.59298/IDOSRJSR/2024/10.1.11.100