Parent-to-child-transmission (PTCT) of HIV is the transmission of HIV from an HIV positive mother to her child during any stage of pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding. It is necessary to ensure that the nurse/midwife has adequate knowledge about the strategies for the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in order to target safe, rational and effective intervention to reduce PTCT of HIV. In this context present study is aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding prevention and management of PTCT of HIV among nurses working in a tertiary care hospital. The study was conducted using a cross sectional descriptive design on hundred nurses in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, India by convenient sampling method. Self administered structured questionnaire and rating scale were used. Most of the nurses (60%) had only fair knowledge but majority (82%) had positive attitude on prevention and management of PTCT of HIV. Nurses’ knowledge and attitude are correlated to each other at p<0.01. Nurses’ knowledge score had a significant association with designation at p=0.004 level. Grade I nurses had a better mean knowledge as compared to ANS and Grade II. The mean attitude score of senior nurses (51-60 years) was the highest. There was no significant association found with other demographic variables, education and experience of nurses with knowledge and attitude. There are gaps in the knowledge and attitude level of nurses which need structured educational intervention.
