HIV/AIDS
Attitude of Pregnant Women Towards HIV Testing in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire and Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 4th, 1999
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in AIDS, "Objective: To evaluate the attitude of pregnant women towards HIV testing in two cities of West Africa: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; and Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Methods: In the context of a clinical trial to prevent HIV vertical transmission, HIV counselling and testing were offered systematically to women attending antenatal clinics. Informed consent was obtained and test results were given anonymously. Multiple logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with refusal for testing and failure to return for test results. Results: A total of 9,724 pregnant women were...
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