HIV testing rates among pregnant women in Managua, Nicaragua, 2010-2011

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ID14968400
AuthorsJonathan Colasanti (0000-0002-0536-9769, University of Miami, corresponding author), Marco Lorio Rugama, Karina Lifschitz (University of Miami), Manuel Largaespada, Benito Flores-Lopéz, Christopher Dodd (0000-0001-7940-972X, Seattle University), Daniel J Feaster (0000-0002-6172-7460, University of Miami), Margaret Pereyra (0000-0001-7200-8771, University of Miami), Lisa R Metsch (0000-0001-5966-3982, University of Miami)
Year2013
Volume33
Issue1
Pages15-21
Publication date2013-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892013000100003
PMID23440153
OpenAlexW2020593638
SciELOS1020-49892013000100003
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

Despite significant improvements in HIV testing rates from 2010 to 2011, the numbers tested remain below the goal recommended by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in order to achieve virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission by 2015 (> 95%). Patterns of testing demonstrated increased rates coinciding with a health fair in District 6.1, but effects were short-lived. Therefore, new approaches are necessary to bolster prenatal HIV screening efforts within Managua and District 6.1 in Nicaragua

Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Obstetrics · Population · Pregnancy · Prenatal care · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine

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