Open AccessA retrospective cohort study on effect of literacy status of HIV-positive pregnant women on possibility of child getting HIV infected
Author(s) -
Suman Ganguly,
Dipendra Narayan Goswami,
Soumya Mondal,
Subrata Chakrabarti,
Malay Mundle
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_88_17
Subject(s) - medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , retrospective cohort study , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cohort , literacy , pregnancy , pediatrics , demography , obstetrics , family medicine , economic growth , economics , sociology , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
Prevention of parent-to-child transmission (PPTCT) program aims at reduction of HIV transmission through vertical route. Although medical intervention reduces chance of HIV transmission substantially, several demographic factors are often contributory. Minimum literacy is required for HIV-infected individuals to understand the course of medicine and to ensure compliance to the treatment which may have impact on vertical transmission. The objective of this study is to analyze relationship between maternal education and possibility of her babies to get HIV infected.