Unsuccessful voluntary prenatal testing for human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Within the Kaiser Permanente system of Northern California, testing for HIV during prenatal vis its was encouraged. During a 5-year period the percentage of women agreeing to HIV testing increased from 50% to 76%. Eighty-three HIV-positive pregnancies occurred in 63 women. Only 17 (20%) of the 83 pregnancies were identified by the voluntary testing program.
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Department of Genetics, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA 94611-5693, USA. edgar.schoen@kp.org
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D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data