STD and HIV screening in general practice: a survey related to termination of pregnancy in south Thames.
It has been recommended that screening for sexually transmitted disease (STDs) be carried out at the time of termination of pregnancy to allow prevention of post-abortion infection. Screening offers the opportunity to treat an infected woman and prevent serious complications following the termination procedure. Our findings indicate that general practitioners (GPs) in South Thames did not routinely carry out screening and few realized it took place at referral centres.
Harper
R L
RL
Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
Maguire
H C
HC
Kurtz
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Z
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*