Antenatal HIV testing—which way forward?
| Autor: | Christina R. Victor, J. Chase, Sally Jefferies, Lorraine Sherr |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Antenatal clinics
Pregnancy medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus diseases HIV screening Hiv testing Hiv prevalence medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine business Psychiatry Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychology, Health & Medicine. 1:99-111 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3966 1354-8506 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13548509608400009 |
| Popis: | Abstract HIV prevalence in childbearing women is increasing rapidly over time. HIV screening in pregnancy may identify infected women but the implementation of HIV screening policy is fraught with difficulties. This study examined HIV screening in a group of 76 pregnant women attending inner London GP antenatal clinics. Women completed standardized questionnaires to examine the psychological impact of HIV testing on pregnant women generally and to ascertain their information levels, personal views about the testing, its management and its implications. Termination decisions were monitored in response to standardized information on vertical transmission probability, varied for positive and negative framing. Results showed a majority of women endorsing a policy of offering HIV tests, with slightly fewer consenting to the test for themselves. Knowledge of HIV and AIDS or beliefs about the benefits and drawbacks of HIV testing in pregnancy were unrelated to test consent. There were significant differ... |
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