Identification of HIV infection in pregnancy: another era.
In order to be successfully implemented, some interventions to prevent vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) will require prior identification of HIV-infected women. The testing and counselling of pregnant women should therefore be promoted. Promoting testing and counselling within prenatal clinics would be a good strategy; however, additional data on the social and economic implications of HIV testing are needed to demonstrate the relevance of such a strategy. Promotion of testing and counselling should be developed in collaboration with community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations and people living with HIV, in order to increase the involvement and understanding of the community at large.
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Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland.
D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D003376:Counseling; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D018580:Mandatory Testing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011295:Prenatal Care