Determinant factors for provider-initiated HIV counselling and testing among pregnant women in Cheha district, southern Ethiopia

Abstract Provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling provides a critical opportunity to diagnose HIV infection, begin chronic care and prevent mother-to-child transmission. Without knowing the determinant factors of HIV testing among pregnant women, it is very difficult to implement prevention of a mother-to-child transmission programme. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the determinant factors for HIV testing among pregnant women in Cheha District, Southern Ethiopia. Methods: A case-controlled study was conducted among pregnant women in the health facilities of Cheha district, Southern Ethiopia. The study cases were pregnant women who refused HIV testing and controls were pregnant women who accepted HIV testing in their current pregnancy. A total of 327 pregnant women were involved in the study using a stratified sampling technique. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Multiple logistic regressions were fitted to identify independent predictors for HIV tes...