HSV Serologic Testing for Pregnant Women: Willingness to Be Tested and Factors Affecting Testing
| Autor: | Andrea Pressley, Lynn P. Dix, David Baker, Lillian Meek, Barbara Yates, Reinaldo Figueroa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Counseling medicine.medical_specialty Article Subject Herpesvirus 2 Human viruses Dermatology Prenatal care Herpesvirus 1 Human lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics Serology lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Pregnancy medicine Humans Mass Screening Sex organ lcsh:RC109-216 Prospective Studies Pregnancy Complications Infectious Prospective cohort study Mass screening lcsh:RG1-991 Gynecology Chi-Square Distribution Obstetrics business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Herpes Simplex Prenatal Care Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Ambulatory Clinical Study Female business Chi-squared distribution |
| Zdroj: | Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol 2011 (2011) Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| ISSN: | 1098-0997 1064-7449 |
| Popis: | Objective. This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate pregnant women's willingness to undergo HSV type-specific serologic testing and factors affecting willingness in an obstetrics/gynecology ambulatory unit.Methods. At prenatal Visit 1, pregnant women (n=303) with no history of HSV-2 were tested for HSV-1/HSV-2 before and after they received counseling on genital and neonatal herpes.Results. In both the Unwilling Subgroup and the group that changed from being willing to being unwilling, the most common reasons for choosing not to be tested werenot being at risk for genital herpes, being tested is too personal, and concern about what will be done with the results. Of the 134 participants in the Willing/Tested Subgroup, 27 (20%) were HSV-2 seropositive and 81 (60%) were HSV-1 seropositive.Conclusions. These results support the feasibility of HSV serologic testing and counseling in pregnant women. |
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