HIV/AIDS education in a prenatal clinic: an assessment.
An HIV/AIDS education and counseling program was integrated into the routine medical care of women attending the prenatal clinic of a major urban, inner-city, teaching hospital that serves mostly indigent minority women in an area hard hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Pre- and post-intervention questionnaires were administered to a consecutive historical Control Group (n = 98) who did not receive the HIV/AIDS information and an Intervention Group (n = 515) who received all information. The data support our hypothesis that an HIV/AIDS education program would increase the level of general knowledge, but fail to support our hypothesis of a positive effect on attitudes around HIV-antibody testing and an increase in desire for voluntary testing. Our hypothesis that women reporting more risk behaviors would be more likely to agree to HIV-antibody testing was only partially supported.
Berrier
J
J
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of OBS/GYN and Reproductive Science, New York, NY 10029.
Sperling
R
R
Preisinger
J
J
Evans
V
V
Mason
J
J
Walther
V
V
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health