title: Trends in HIV testing among pregnant women: United States, 1994-1999.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated 1995 guidelines for HIV testing of pregnant women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis focused on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for the years 1994 through 1999. Data were aggregated across states.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Percentages of pregnant women tested for HIV increased from 1995 to 1996 (from 41% to 53%) and again from 1997 (52%) to 1998 (60%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After implementation of the guidelines, the percentage of pregnant women tested for HIV increased, although nearly half had not been tested. More efforts are needed to encourage women to undergo testing for HIV during pregnancy, thus maximizing opportunities for offering antiretroviral therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga., USA. all0@cdc.gov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lansky
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lindegren
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States; D014492:United States Public Health Service; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D015215:Zidovudine