Open AccessPrenatal Screening and Perinatal HIV Transmission in Northern Alberta, 1999–2006
Author(s) -
Christine Hughes,
Dalyce Zuk,
Michelle Foisy,
Joan Robinson,
Ameeta E. Singh,
Stan Houston
Publication year - 2009
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.2007.133306
Subject(s) - medicine , prenatal care , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pregnancy , transmission (telecommunications) , obstetrics , family medicine , population , biology , genetics , electrical engineering , engineering
We evaluated the effectiveness of a program that includes routine opt-out prenatal HIV screening, combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), and a multidisciplinary team in preventing perinatal HIV transmission.