Open AccessHuman immunodeficiency virus seroconversion and associated risk factors among pregnant women delivering at Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania
Author(s) -
Happiness Mbena,
Jeremiah Seni,
A Kajura,
Dismas Matovelo,
Albert Kihunrwa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of medical and health sciences research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2277-9205
pISSN - 2141-9248
DOI - 10.4103/2141-9248.141539
Subject(s) - medicine , seroconversion , tanzania , logistic regression , obstetrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cross sectional study , syphilis , pediatrics , immunology , environmental science , environmental planning , pathology
Routine testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among pregnant women is done early during antenatal care (ANC) in Tanzania, but retesting for the women found negative is rarely done at term or during delivery.