HIV/AIDS Obstetrics

Routine prenatal HIV testing acceptable to women in South Africa

Published in AIDS Weekly, February 23rd, 2004

Women in South Africa have responded well to routine prenatal HIV testing and counseling.

According to recent research from the United States, "In 1999, for the first time in South Africa, a Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (MTCT) prevention program was implemented at the routine primary care level and not as part of a research protocol."

"A total of 264 women attending prenatal care in these clinics were interviewed in Xhosa using a standardized questionnaire," noted M.A. Etiebet and coauthors at Yale University. "All had been offered HIV testing, and 95% had accepted."

"Women who had not been tested were four times more likely...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2004-02-23)

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