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Table 2 Reproductive women’s comprehensive knowledge on MTCT and EMTCT of HIV among women aged 15–49 years in Rwanda, N = (14,634)

From: Determinants of comprehensive knowledge on mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its prevention among childbearing women in Rwanda: insights from the 2020 Rwandan Demographic and Health Survey

Knowledge on MTCT and EMTCT of HIV

Number of respondents

Percentages

Ever heard of HIV/AIDS

 No

41

0.3

 Yes

14,593

99.7

HIV is transmitted during Pregnancy

 No

3998

27.3

 Yes

10,636

72.7

HIV is transmitted during delivery

 No

823

5.6

 Yes

13,811

94.4

HIV is transmitted by breastfeeding

  

 No

1150

7.9

 Yes

13,484

92.1

Drugs to avoid HIV transmission to the baby during pregnancy

 No

946

6.5

 Yes

13,688

93.5

Comprehensive knowledge on MTCT and EMTCT of HIV

 No

5101

34.9

 Yes

9533

65.1