Loto O M, Ezechi O C, Fadahunsi A A, Oke O O, Loto A B, Ezechi L O
Federal Medical Centre Owo, Ondo, Nigeria.
Cent Afr J Med. 2005 Jul-Aug;51(7-8):76-8.
To assess the knowledge and attitude of rural Nigerian women to the incorporation of HIV screening as part of the routine antenatal screening test at booking.
1 820 women were interviewed using a close ended questionnaire at the antenatal clinic of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owo, Nigeria over a period of 12 months.
Though the majority of the women were of low socio-economic status (85.9%) with 20% having less than six years of formal education, 98.6% of them were aware and knowledgeable (89.1%) about HIV/AIDS. The majority (89.9%) of the women accept routine HIV screening as part of antenatal screening.
Based on the above findings, obstericians practicing in this locality are encouraged to incorporate HIV screening into their antenatal care.
评估尼日利亚农村妇女对将艾滋病毒筛查纳入孕期首次检查时常规产前筛查一部分的认知和态度。
在12个月的时间里，在尼日利亚奥沃联邦医疗中心（FMC）的产前诊所，使用封闭式问卷对1820名妇女进行了访谈。
尽管大多数妇女社会经济地位较低（85.9%），20%的妇女接受正规教育的年限不足6年，但其中98.6%的妇女了解艾滋病毒/艾滋病（89.1%）。大多数妇女（89.9%）接受将常规艾滋病毒筛查作为产前筛查的一部分。
基于上述研究结果，鼓励在此地区执业的产科医生将艾滋病毒筛查纳入其产前护理工作中。
