Table 1: Trainings taken by health professionals providing PMTCT service and their need for further training south wollo zone, governmental hospitals, March 2018 (N = 202).

S.No

Basic trainings topic

Received training

Need more training

Yes

No

Yes

No

Freq. (%)

Freq. (%)

Freq. (%)

Freq. (%)

1.

Antenatal care

105 (52%)

97 (48%)

69 (34.2%)

133 (63.8%)

2.

Child survival/IMCI

60 (29.7%)

142 (70.3%)

103 (51%)

99 (49%)

3.

Basic counseling

30 (14.9%)

172 (85.1)

132 (65.3%)

70 (34.7%)

4.

VCT for the prevention of mother to-child transmission

85 (42.1%)

117 (57.9%)

101 (50%)

101 (50%)

5.

HIV testing

134 (66.3%)

68 (33.7%)

64 (31.7%)

138 (68.3%)

6.

Provision of antiretroviral for PMTCT

58 (28.7%)

144 (71.3%)

102 (50.5%)

100 (49.5%)

7.

Nutrition counseling

27 (13.4%)

175 (86.6%)

150 (74.3%)

52 (25.7%)

8.

Infant feeding counseling and support for HIV-positive women

42 (20.8%)

160 (79.2%)

128 (63.4%)

64 (36.6%)

9.

Optimal obstetric practices for HIV-positive women

42 (20.8%)

160 (79.2%)

112 (55.4%)

90 (44.6%)

10.

Training in family planning

38 (18.8%)

164 (82.2%)

112 (55.4%)

90 (44.6%)

11.

Training on universal precautions

15 (7.4%)

187 (92.6%)

121 (59.9%)

81 (40.1%)