The scourge of HIV/AIDS is a serious problem that cannot be overemphasized. Half
of all HIV infections occur in women in Africa. Young women are particularly at risk and they
are the child-bearing population. About 90% of MTCT infections occur in Africa. MTCT of
HIV can occur at any stage of pregnancy. The study was designed to be a baseline survey which
would help document the knowledge of Women living with HIV/AIDS and its transmission
modes and the PMTCT programme of the HIV Clinic in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital
can be used as template for future work. A survey of women attending the HIV Clinic in the
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idiaraba (LUTH) was carried out. Pretested questionnaires
were administered to the target population at the HIV Clinic to document their knowledge of
HIV and its transmission including awareness of the PMTCT services in the hospital. The results
obtained revealed that though many of them are knowledgeable about the modes of transmission
of HIV, most of them do not know of the existence of a PMTCT service in the hospital. It can be
concluded that respondents in this survey were knowledgeable about HIV and the ways it can be
transmitted. The study recommends that staff of the HIV Clinic should be involved in
counseling PLWHAs, especially WLWHAs and informing them about all the service
components available in the Clinic so that clients that may need these services are already aware
and can utilize it as needed.