Open AccessThe Effectiveness of State and National Policy on the Implementation of Perinatal HIV Prevention Interventions
Author(s) -
Clea Sarnquist,
Shayna D. Cunningham,
Barbara Sullivan,
Yvonne Maldonado
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.072371
Subject(s) - medicine , receipt , public health , psychological intervention , prenatal care , population , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hiv test , transmission (telecommunications) , test (biology) , environmental health , pediatrics , health services , psychiatry , health facility , nursing , paleontology , engineering , world wide web , computer science , electrical engineering , biology
The 1994 and 1995 US Public Health Service Guidelines regarding HIV testing and treatment for pregnant women and the resulting 1995 California law mandating an HIV test and treatment offer to every pregnant woman aim to reduce perinatal HIV transmission. However, the effectiveness of such policies after implementation is often unclear. We analyzed the association between these policies and offers of HIV tests and treatment to HIV-infected women in California.