[Social acceptability of screening for HIV seropositivity in pregnant women. An inquiry in the Paris region].
Current debate about screening strategies for HIV during pregnancy is not limited to clinical and epidemiologic arguments; ethical and social concerns about the risk of stigmatization against HIV carriers are also taken into account. Therefore, data on public perception of AIDS and attitudes toward preventive measures against the disease can be of interest. In December 1987, a survey was carried out, through personal interview, in a representative sample (900 individuals selected by the quota method) of the 10.5 million inhabitants 18 years of age and over, in the Paris region. 9.8% of the women declared having been tested for HIV, at least once, during 1987, and 20% of these tests were part of prenatal care. Mandatory screening for HIV among pregnant women is supported by 78.6% of the respondents while only 64% support screening during premarital examinations and a minority (37.8%) is in favour of mandatory screening for the whole population. 48.5% of respondents share the misperception that transmission from mother to fetus always happens, and 70% think that women who are HIV carriers should renounce pregnancy: willingness to support mandatory screening for pregnant women is significantly higher among individuals who share these two beliefs.
INSERM, Unité de Recherche n. 240, Clamart.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010297:Paris; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011639:Public Opinion
L'acceptabilité sociale du dépistage de la séropositivité pour VIH chez les femmes enceintes. Une enquête en région parisienne.