Socioeconomic Inequalities in the HIV Testing during Antenatal Care in Vietnamese Women

Dinh-Toi Chu, Hoang-Long Vo, Dang-Khoa Tran, Hao Nguyen Si Anh, Long Bao Hoang, Phong Tran Nhu, Khanh Nguyen Ngoc, Trang Thu Nguyen, Quyet Pham Van, Nguyen Le Bao Tien, Vo Van Thanh, Vu Thi Nga, Thuy Luu Quang, Le Bui Minh and Pham Van Huy
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Dinh-Toi Chu: Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Hoang-Long Vo: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Dang-Khoa Tran: Department of Anatomy, University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Hao Nguyen Si Anh: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Long Bao Hoang: Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Phong Tran Nhu: Public Health Department, Nursing Faculty, Dai Nam University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Khanh Nguyen Ngoc: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Trang Thu Nguyen: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Quyet Pham Van: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Nguyen Le Bao Tien: Institute of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Vo Van Thanh: Institute of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Vu Thi Nga: Institute for Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Danang 550000, Vietnam
Thuy Luu Quang: Center for Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Le Bui Minh: NTT Hi-tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh St., Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Pham Van Huy: AI Lab, Faculty of Information Technology, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 18, 1-11

Abstract: Although HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) testing for all women has been promoted by Vietnam’s Ministry of Health since 2000, test acceptance rates in this country were reported to be less than 30% in the community. This country has been facing the barriers to approach the national services towards transmission prevention from mother to child including HIV testing during antenatal care (ANC) towards mothers. Here, we aim to assess the socioeconomic inequalities in HIV testing during ANC among Vietnamese women. This study used available data from the Vietnam Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014. Overall, the prevalence of HIV testing during antenatal care was 30% and the concentrate index (CCI) was 0.1926. There was significant inequality between women classified as poor and rich, and when stratified by social characteristics, inequality was found in women aged 15–49 years (CCI: 0.4), living in rural areas (CCI: 0.3), belonging to ethnic minorities (CCI: 0.5) and having primary or less education (CCI: 0.4). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, ethnicity and socioeconomic status were significant factors associated with HIV testing during ANC. We found the prevalence of HIV testing during ANC was low, and its inequalities were associated with age, living area, ethnicity, education, and economic status.

Keywords: socioeconomic inequalities; ethnicity; HIV testing; pregnancy; Vietnamese women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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