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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Availability of voluntary prenatal HIV screening in primary health centers

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Author(s):
Fátima RAL Neves [1] ; Afonso DC Passos [2] ; Wagner L Gueleri [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Secretária Municipal de Saúde - Brasil
[2] Secretária Municipal de Saúde - Brasil
[3] Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 33, n. 6, p. 624-625, 1999-12-00.
Abstract

A summary of the main steps towards the implementation of anti-HIV testing for pregnant women in the city is presented. Starting from August 1996, voluntary HIV testing became available to pregnant women seen at primary health centers in Ribeirão Preto, SP (Brazil), as part of the Prenatal Care Program. By the end of 1998, 68.3% of the 17,589 women seeking prenatal care had been tested, resulting in a positivity rate of 0.76%. (AU)