Factors Associated with Compliance with Prevention of Mother – To – Child Transmission of HIV Among Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinics in University College Hospital, Ibadan

Despite preventive strategies of mother-to-child HIV transmission, there are evidences of low compliance to prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission hence, the transmission of HIV from mother to child has not been successfully curtailed. This study was therefore designed to investigate the social, cultural and economic factors that influence the compliance to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among mothers attending Antenatal clinics in University College Hospital, Ibadan. The study adopted the descriptive design of the survey type. The total number of HIV positive pregnant mothers attending antenatal clinics in University College Hospital, Ibadan for the past nine months were 78. Total enumeration was used. The instrument for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire which was divided into six sections (sections A-F). The data collected were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings showed that there were significant relationship between the level of knowledge and compliance to the PMTCT of HIV (r = .518, p = .000); and economic factors and compliance to the PMTCT of HIV (r = .315, p = .009) while there were no significant relationship between social factors and compliance to the PMTCT of HIV (r = .180, p >0.05); and cultural factors and compliance to the PMTCT of HIV (r = .056, p>0.05). The findings revealed that knowledge (ß = 0.480; t= 5.559; p<0.05) and Economic Factors (ß = 0.303; t= 2.593; p<0.05) significantly contributed to on the compliance to the PMTCT of HIV among mothers attending antenatal clinics. It was recommended that an economically sustainable, culturally sensitive and primary prevention approach of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is promoted, especially among mothers of reproductive age.

Keywords: Factors, Compliance, Prevention, Mother-to-Child, Transmission, HIV, Mothers,