Magister Philosophiae - MPhil (Statistics and Population Studies)

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The prevalence and determinants of HIV testing among pregnant women during antenatal healthcare visit in Tanzania: insight from DHS 2022 of Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2025) Sinxadi, Lindokuhle
Background: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for 2030, aim to reduce the transmission of HIV. Tanzania is one of 22 countries with the highest prevalence of HIV positive pregnant women, accounting for 90% of all pregnant women living with HIV globally. Tanzania also accounts for one of the highest transmission rates of HIV from the mother-to-child. To prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, HIV testing is the primary step. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and determinants of HIV testing among pregnant women in Tanzania by assessing the type of healthcare facilities pregnant women use as part of their antenatal visits. Moreover, the study also aims to explore whether HIV-positive pregnant women who tested for HIV have knowledge on antiretroviral therapy (ART) that could prevent HIV from infecting the child during pregnancy. Methods: This study used secondary data from the Tanzanian Demographic and Health Survey (2022). The data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS software, and included univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses. To assess the strength of the relationship between variables, Cramer’s V and Phi tests were used.