Open AccessUNSUCCESSFUL VOLUNTARY PRENATAL TESTING FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION
Author(s) -
Edgar J. Schoen,
Carole Limata,
Steven Black
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/00006454-200101000-00017
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , turnover , pregnancy , obstetrics , family medicine , pediatrics , biology , management , economics , genetics
Within the Kaiser Permanente system of Northern California, testing for HIV during prenatal vis its was encouraged. During a 5-year period the percentage of women agreeing to HIV testing increased from 50% to 76%. Eighty-three HIV-positive pregnancies occurred in 63 women. Only 17 (20%) of the 83 pregnancies were identified by the voluntary testing program.