Is 'Opt-Out HIV Testing' a real option among pregnant women in rural districts in Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15367682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Opondo Awiti Ujiji (Karolinska Institutet, corresponding author), Birgitta Rubenson (0000-0002-7275-3517, Karolinska Institutet), Festus Ilako (Amref Health Africa), Gaetano Marrone (0000-0002-2991-1663, Karolinska Institutet), David Wamalwa (Amref Health Africa), Gilbert Wangalwa (0000-0002-1154-1203, Amref Health Africa), Anna Mia Ekström (0000-0002-3912-1171, Karolinska University Hospital), Muslima Ejaz (0000-0002-1187-9095) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 151-151 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-151 |
| PMID | 21385423 |
| PMCID | PMC3061915 |
| OpenAlex | W2107016827 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 16 |
High coverage of HIV testing appears to be achieved at the cost of pregnant women not understanding that testing is optional. Good quality HIV pre-test information is central to ensure that pregnant women understand and accept the reasons for testing and will thus come back to collect their test results, an important prerequisite for completing PMTCT for those who test HIV-positive
Alternative medicine · Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Informed consent · Multivariate analysis · Opt-out · Pregnancy · Public health · Test (biology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |