title: HIV seroprevalence among women opting out of prenatal HIV screening in Alberta, Canada: 2002-2004.
abstract: Alberta, Canada, uses an "opt-out" strategy for prenatal HIV testing. We examined demographic characteristics of and HIV seroprevalence among women opting out. The proportion of total specimens that were from women who opted out decreased from 4.3% in 2002 to 3.6% in 2004 (P<.001), and HIV seroprevalence among these specimens was 0.07%, which was 3.3 times higher than the HIV seroprevalence among specimens from women who opted in. Women opting out may have a higher HIV infection risk.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: Sabrina S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Plitt
authors.forename: Ameeta E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Bonita E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jutta K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Preiksaitis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000416:Alberta; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D045808:Refusal to Participate; D012307:Risk Factors