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Abstract
An evaluation of women's attitude towards universal antenatal HIV screening
T K H Chung
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Background: An evaluation of maternal views on antenatal HIV screening by a prospective questionnaire study
Methods: antenatal clinic of a hospital in Hong Kong, with 1519 pregnant women
Results: Women generally have fairly good knowledge on HIV infection. 61.4% used condoms, 25.3 % had at least one risk factor for HIV infection, 80.2 % think they have no or low risk in contracting HIV infection. Support for mandatory and universal screening were 31.4% and 48.8% respectively. The major reason for declining the test was women considered themselves to be at low risk (84.3%). Women with risk factors tend to prefer more aggressive method of antenatal testing (p<0.001) and more readily accept HIV screening (89.8% vs. 73.1%, p<0.001). Unexpectedly, non-condom users were found to perceive themselves at lower risk of contracting HIV than condom users (p=0.009).
Conclusion: Overall, pregnant women have a positive attitude towards HIV screening.
The XIV International AIDS Conference
Abstract no.
D11084
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An evaluation of women's attitude towards universal antenatal HIV screening
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