Incorporating HIV education and counseling into routine prenatal care: a program model.
This article reports how a prenatal clinic in a major urban teaching hospital has developed and integrated an HIV education and counseling program into routine prenatal care. The patient population served are predominantly minority women living in an inner-city community that has been disproportionately affected by the AIDS epidemic. Implementation of the patient program has required training and support for all professional staff. Staff training served as a foundation for this comprehensive patient program, which has reached all prenatal patients regardless of risk behavior. The program has succeeded in involving a large population of women in an educational program, has identified HIV-1 seropositive pregnant women through voluntary testing, and has provided them with the necessary medical and social work services. Principles of program development are identified for use in other settings.
Mason
J
J
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Social Work Services New York, NY 10029.
Preisinger
J
J
Sperling
R
R
Walther
V
V
Berrier
J
J
Evans
V
V
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health