1) Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who know that HIV can be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy.
2) Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who know that HIV can be transmitted from mother to child during delivery.
3) Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who know that HIV can be transmitted from mother to child by breastfeeding.
4) Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who know that HIV can be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, during delivery, and by breastfeeding.
5) Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who know that the risk of mother-to-child transmission can be reduced by the mother taking special drugs.
Coverage:
Population base: Women and men age 15-49 (IR file, MR file)
Time period: Current status at time of survey
Numerators:
Number of women (or men) who respond “Yes” that HIV can be transmitted from a mother to her baby:
1) during pregnancy (women: v774a = 1; men: mv774a = 1)
2) during delivery (women: v774b = 1; men: mv774b = 1)
3) by breastfeeding (women: v774c = 1; men: mv774c = 1)
4) during pregnancy, delivery, and by breastfeeding (women: v774a = 1 & v774b = 1 & v774c = 1; men: mv774a = 1 & mv774b = 1 & mv774c = 1)
5) Number of women (or men) who respond “Yes” to the question:
6) “Are there any special medicines that a doctor or a nurse can give to a woman infected with HIV to reduce the risk of transmission to the baby?” (women: v824 = 1; men: mv824 = 1)
Denominator: Number of women (or men) age 15-49
Variables: IR file, MR file.
|
v774a |
HIV transmitted during pregnancy (women) |
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v774b |
HIV transmitted during delivery (women) |
|
v774c |
HIV transmitted during breastfeeding (women) |
|
v824 |
Drugs to avoid HIV transmission to baby during pregnancy (women) |
|
v005 |
Woman’s individual sample weight |
|
mv774a |
HIV transmitted during pregnancy (men) |
|
mv774b |
HIV transmitted during delivery (men) |
|
mv774c |
HIV transmitted during breastfeeding (men) |
|
mv824 |
Drugs to avoid HIV transmission to baby during pregnancy (men) |
|
mv005 |
Man’s individual sample weight |
The numerator divided by the denominator, expressed as a percentage. If a respondent has not heard of HIV, they are included in the denominator but excluded from the numerator.
Missing values are assumed to reflect a lack of knowledge about HIV or AIDS and are therefore not included in the numerator. Respondents can also indicate “don’t know” which is treated as a lack of knowledge.
Note that women and men who have not heard of HIV or AIDS are not asked these questions but are still included in the denominator; if they have not heard of HIV or AIDS they are assumed not to have this knowledge.
Previously DHS reported an indicator that combined knowledge that HIV can be transmitted by breastfeeding and that special drugs taken by mother during pregnancy can reduce risk of MTCT. The DHS-7 tabulation plan does not combine these indicators.
Indicators 1-4 have been removed in DHS-8. Indicator 5 can be found under Medicines for HIV Treatment and Prevention.
Mishra, V., P. Agrawal, S. Alva, Y. Gu, and S. Wang. 2009. Changes in HIV-Related Knowledge and Behaviors in Sub-Saharan Africa. DHS Comparative Reports No. 24. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ICF Macro. https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-CR24-Comparative-Reports.cfm
Wang, W., S. Alva, and S. Wang. 2012. HIV-Related Knowledge and Behaviors among People Living with HIV in Eight High HIV Prevalence Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. DHS Analytical Studies No. 29. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ICF International https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-AS29-Analytical-Studies.cfm
API Indicator IDs:
Women:
HA_KMTC_W_BRF, HA_KMTC_W_DRG, HA_KMTC_W_BFD
Men:
HA_KMTC_M_BRF, HA_KMTC_M_DRG, HA_KMTC_M_BFD
MICS6 Indicator TM.30: Knowledge of mother-to-child transmission