Problem Statement

HIV infection has become a common complication of pregnancy in many countries with more
than 640,000 children worldwide been infected annually through material to child health
transmission. It still remains to be a major public health problem despite it been prevented
(WHO, 2006)

The global pandemic of HIV/AIDS has had devastating impact on families in sub-Sahara Africa.
Majority of people living with HIV/AIDs are aged 15-49 years nearly 50% are women of
productive age. The number of HIV infected children less than 15 years of age in 2004 was 2.1
million approximately 90% of those children live in sub-Sahara Africa
(UNAIDS, 2004)
Africa remains the region most affected by HIV/AIDs. There is encouraging news that more
countries are observing a decline in HIV Impact among pregnant women attending antenatal
clinics, however, the overall picture remains grim.Countries in Southern Africa, with the
exception of Angola, have the highest Impact rates among ANC attend aged 15 to 24 years,
varying from 17.4% to 39.4%. These arise a need on the knowledge of pregnant women
attending maternal child health/family planning clinic on HIV/AIDS and its made of
transmission during antenatal period, labour, delivery and breastfeeding (WHO, 2008 Generic
training package)

Kenya HIV Impact peaked during the late 1905 and according to the latest figures has
dramatically reduced to around 6.2%. this decline is thought to be partially due to an increase in
education and awareness, but also high from high death rates. (MOH, 2009).

In Kenya since the beginning of the epidemic almost 20% of all pregnant women are infected
with HIV/AIDS especially in women aged 15-49 years. According to MOH 2012 HIV Impact
among antenatal attendees is generally greater in urban than rural settings (MOH,
2012)

In Mandera Level 5 Hospital data collected shows that many antenatal attendees tend to visit the
antennal clinics at a late gestation. This is due to inadequate knowledge on the important of
antenatal visits. Data shows 0.4 % of all antenatal attendees in maternal child health/family
planning clinic are tested HIV positive annually despite efforts made on community awareness
on HIV/AIDs there is still a high Impact of HIV/AIDs among pregnant women 9record
department Mandera Level 5 Hospital 2012) therefore this is an area of concern to find out the
Impact of HIV/AIDS among pregnant attending maternal child health /family planning clinic in
Mandera Level 5 Hospital.