HIV testing among pregnant women in Brazil

Rates and predictors

Bibliographic Data

ID9260951
AuthorsValdilea G Veloso (0000-0002-6622-3165, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Margareth Crisóstomo Portela (0000-0002-9858-9276, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Mauricio Teixeira Leite De Vasconcellos (0000-0003-1658-2589, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), Luiz A Matzenbacher (IBGE, Brasil), Ana Lúcia Ribeiro De Vasconcelos (0000-0002-4075-2210, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Beatriz Gilda Jegerhorn Grinsztejn (0000-0003-3692-5155, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Beatriz Grinsztejn (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Francisco I Bastos (0000-0001-5970-8896, Fiocruz, Brasil)
Year2008
Volume42
Issue5
Pages859-867
Publication date2008-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0034-89102008000500011
OpenAlexW1594317568
SciELOS0034-89102008000500011
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited15

OBJECTIVE: To assess rates of offering and uptake of HIV testing and their predictors among women who attended prenatal care. METHODS: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted among postpartum women (N=2,234) who attended at least one prenatal care visit in 12 cities. Independent and probabilistic samples were selected in the cities studied. Sociodemographic data, information about prenatal care and access to HIV prevention interventions during the current pregnancy were collected. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to assess independent effects of the covariates on offering and uptake of HIV testing. Data collection took place between November 1999 and April 2000. RESULTS: Overall, 77.5% of the women reported undergoing HIV testing during the current pregnancy. Offering of HIV testing was positively associated with: previous knowledge about prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV; higher number of prenatal care visits; higher level of education and being white. HIV testing acceptance rate was 92.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The study results indicate that dissemination of information about prevention of mother-to-child transmission among women may contribute to increasing HIV testing coverage during pregnancy. Non-white women with lower level of education should be prioritized. Strategies to increase attendance of vulnerable women to prenatal care and to raise awareness among health care workers are of utmost importance

Gynecology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine

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