[Attitudes of pregnant women concerning testing for HIV infection].
Since July 1987 pregnant women who attend the outpatient clinic of the University Hospital in Groningen are tested for HIV-infection after informed consent. Their opinion of this policy was examined by means of a questionnaire. This questionnaire was answered by a group of women who had delivered and by a group tested recently. Of these 95.9% and 89.8%, respectively, felt it would be desirable to test all pregnant women; 30% felt obliged to be tested. Informed consent was of importance according to 58.8%; 84.8% were worried about a risk of 1:10,000 of acquiring HIV-infection; 16.6% would still feel very anxious if this risk were 1:1,000,000. Many of the women were prepared to pay for testing, if this would reduce these risks. The results show a positive attitude to screening for HIV-infection. However, a restrained policy remains advisable as the prevalence is still low and screening is considered more or less obligatory by the women involved.
van Lith
J M
JM
Tijmstra
T J
TJ
Visser
G H
GH
D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
De houding van zwangeren ten aanzien van het onderzoek op HIV-infectie.