222AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ON MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING THE ANTENATAL CLINIC AT MNAZI MMOJA HOSPITAL, IN ZANZIBAR, TANZANIAIt was a cross sectional descriptive study from the pregnant mothers who attended Mnazi Mmoja RCH Clinic, in Zanzibar, Tanzania. A total of 130 mothers attended the Clinic were interviewed during one month study period on their awareness and knowledge on mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. All mothers (100%) had ever heard about HIV/AIDS and essential of its testing. A substantial proportion of mothers (89.5%) had ever tested for HIV. Majority of mothers (88.4%) were knowledgeable on MTCT of HIV, nevertheless 68.5% were aware of possible prevention of MTCT. Our study showed that the pregnant women have adequate awareness about HIV infection and its transmission from mother to child. The government’s awareness programs had significantly created the awareness. Still, few aspects such as prevention of MTCT could be improved by continuous awareness programs.sivanageshmekala@yahoo.comResearch922019AIDS,HIV,MTCT,pregnant mother,Tanzania,HIV awarenessDr. Sivanageswararao Mekala1,Dr. Salum Seif Salum Mchenga,Dr.Nasra Sleyyum Ali,Dr.Arul Amuthan,Dr. Saravanan RLecturer in Pharmacology and Head, Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Health & Medical Sciences, The State University of Zanzibar, Tanzania.,Lecturer in Pathology, Dean, School of Health & Medical Sciences, The State University of Zanzibar,Head, Department of Paediatrics, Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, Zanzibar, Tanzania,Team Leader-Division of Siddha, Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research, Senior Grader Lecturer in Pharmacology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, India.,Associate Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, RVS Dental college and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India