Table 3 Caregivers’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2011
Total N = 37 100 % | Group 1 N = 11 100 % | Group 2 N = 4 100 % | Group 3 N = 5 100 % | Group 4 N = 17 100 % | Groups 1 + 2 + 3 N = 20 100 % | P-value (Group 1 + 2 + 3 vs Group 4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caregiver’s knowledge of existing interventions to prevent MTCT of HIV | |||||||
Yes | 30 (81) | 7 (64) | 4 (100) | 3 (60) | 16 (94) | 14 (70) | 0.16 |
No | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | |
No response | 6 (16) | 4 (36) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 1 (6) | 5 (25) | |
Caregiver’s knowledge regarding existing methods of infant HIV diagnosis | |||||||
Yes | 32 (86) | 8 (73) | 4 (100) | 5 (100) | 15 (88) | 17 (85) | 0.77 |
No | 5 (14) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (12) | 3 (15) | |
Caregiver’s knowledge regarding existing treatment of HIV-infected infants | |||||||
Yes | 37 (100) | 11 (100) | 4 (100) | 5 (100) | 17 (100) | Not applicable | |
No | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
Caregiver’s attitude regarding the practice of their child systematic HIV testing | |||||||
For | 31 (84) | 11 (100) | 3 (75) | 4 (80) | 13 (76) | 18 (90) | 0.26 |
Against | 6 (16) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) | 1 (20) | 4 (24) | 2 (10) | |
Caregiver’s attitude regarding the antiretroviral treatment of HIV-infected children | |||||||
For | 37 (100) | 11 (100) | 4 (100) | 5 (100) | 17 (100) | 20 (100) | Not applicable |
Against | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) | |
Parent’s consent needed for child HIV-test | |||||||
Yes | 24 (65) | 8 (73) | 3 (75) | 4 (80) | 9 (53) | 15 (75) | 0.16 |
No | 13 (35) | 3 (27) | 1 (25) | 1 (20) | 8 (47) | 5 (25) | |
Parent’s consent needed for child treatment | |||||||
Yes | 11 (30) | 6 (55) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 4 (24) | 7 (35) | 0.25 |
No | 24 (65) | 4 (36) | 3 (75) | 4 (80) | 13 (76) | 11 (55) | |
No response | 2 (5) | 1 (9) | 1 (25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | |