title: [Prevalence of HIV antibodies in pregnant women in the Amsterdam HIV reference station research, 1988-1993].
abstract: Pregnant women were asked to undergo a HIV test in two hospitals, one maternity clinic (n = 12.784; 1988-1993) and one abortion clinic (n = 2089; 1990-1993) in Amsterdam, in order to establish trends in HIV prevalence. Participation rates were 92.4% and 84.4%, respectively. Among pregnant women the overall HIV prevalence was 0.27% (0.04% for pregnant women without a known HIV risk and 2.6% for women with a known HIV risk) and in the abortion clinic the overall HIV prevalence was 0.91%. The HIV prevalence over the years remained fairly constant. In the most recent years a slight rise was noticed in the HIV prevalence in the group pregnant women with a known HIV risk caused by an increase in the number of women from AIDS endemic countries in this group.
authors.affiliation: Gemeenitelijke en Geneeskundige Gezondheidsdienst, sector Volksgezondheid en Milieu, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bindels
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mulder-Folkerts
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Schutte
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Prevalentie van HIV-antistoffen bij zwangere vrouwen in het Amsterdamse HIV-peilstationonderzoek, 1988-1993.