Barriers to universal prenatal HIV testing in 4 US locations in 1997

R.A. Royce, E.B. Walter, M.I. Fernandez, T.E. Wilson, J.R. Ickovics and R.J. Simonds

American Journal of Public Health, 2001, vol. 91, issue 5, 727-733

Abstract: Objectives. We determined rates of prenatal HIV testing and investigated barriers to testing. Methods. We surveyed 1362 representative parturient women from 7 hospitals in 4 locations of the United States. Results. Overall. 89.9% of women reported being offered HIV testing and 69.6% reported being tested. Proportions of women not offered testing differed by location (range = 5.2%-16.3%), as did proportions not tested (range = 12.2%-54.4%). Among women who perceived that their clinicians had not recommended testing, 41.7% were tested, compared with 92.8% of women who perceived a strong recommendation (P

Date: 2001
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