Introduction. Proper implementation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services requires adequate\nknowledge and appropriate attitudes and practices on the part of the health care providers especially in rural areas where access to\nhealth care delivery is very limited in Oyo State. Materials and Methods.This is a descriptive cross-sectional survey of 350 health\ncare workers in a two-stage sampling technique. Data was obtained using interviewer-administered, pretested, semistructured\nquestionnaires.The datawas analyzed using Epi Info software version 7. Results.The knowledge of PMTCT of HIV was poor among\nthe health care workers (69.1%). However, more than half (58.3%) had good attitudes towards PMTCT of HIV/AIDS. Predictors\nof good knowledge of PMTCT were religion [AOR = 1.6, 95% CI (1.1ââ?¬â??2.6)], cadre of occupation [AOR = 10.2, 95% CI (2.9ââ?¬â??35.1)],\nand length of service [AOR = 4.3, 95% CI (2.3ââ?¬â??19.4)]. Predictors of good attitude towards PMTCT were length of service in the\ncurrent hospital [AOR = 2.8, 95% CI (1.5ââ?¬â??5.2)] and cadre of occupation [AOR = 3.9, 95% CI (1.28ââ?¬â??11.9)]. Conclusion. Despite poor\nknowledge of PMTCT of HIV/AIDS among the health care workers, the attitude towards PMTCT of HIV/AIDS was good.There is\nneed for the involvement of the stakeholders in bridging the gap between knowledge of and attitude towards prevention of MTCT\nof HIV/AIDS among health care workers in the rural areas.
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