Barriers for HIV testing during pregnancy in Southern Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To assess HIV testing rate and determine risk factors for not have been tested during pregnancy. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, from December 2000 to February 2001. Socioeconomic, maternal and healthcare variables were obtained by means...

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Main Authors: Humberto Rosa, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani, Thomas Scanlon, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Elsa Justo Giugliani, Marilyn Agranonik, Andrew Tomkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2006-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102006000200006&lng=en&tlng=en