title: HIV infection among young pregnant women in Brazil: prevalence and associated risk factors.
abstract: Our goal was to estimate prevalence of HIV among young women in labor. A national, probability-based, cross-sectional study was performed among pregnant women, aged 15-24 years, who were attending Brazilian public hospitals. The study included 2,071 of 2,400 women selected (86.3 % participation). Mean age was 20.2 years (SD = 2.7). HIV prevalence was 0.7 % (95 % CI, 0.4-1.1 %). Living in the North region of the country and having previous sexually transmitted infections were associated with HIV infection. Our survey of young pregnant women found higher prevalence than expected for women of all ages in Brazil (0.42 %), indicating that the epidemic persists among heterosexuals.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos, 1468, Vitoria, ES, 29100-240, Brazil, espinosa@ndi.ufes.br.
authors.forename: Angélica Espinosa
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Valdir Monteiro
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Willi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McFarland
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Page
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D016015:Logistic Models; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult