Document 0517
 DOCN  M9440517
 TI    Voluntary antenatal HIV testing--results of a pilot study.
 DT    9404
 AU    Miller E; Miller CL; Killick SR; Craske J; Waight PA
 SO    CDR (Lond Engl Rev). 1991 Dec 6;1(13):R147-8. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94138435
 AB    Voluntary testing for antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was
       offered to 4929 antenatal patients attending two hospitals in South
       Manchester during a 12 month period in 1989/90 in order to assess the
       feasibility of obtaining seroprevalence data by this method. Of these
       patients, 1728 (35%) agreed to a named test, 1396 (28%) to an unlinked
       anonymous test and the remaining 37% declined to be tested. The
       proportion of women tested increased from 22% to 88% over the period,
       and was similar in those with and without an identified risk factor for
       infection. One HIV antibody positive patient was found; she was tested
       anonymously and had no identified risk. The substantial cost in time and
       money required to establish the universal voluntary testing programme
       and the incomplete patient compliance confirm the importance of the
       unlinked anonymous surveys currently being established in the UK to
       monitor seroprevalence in sentinel populations.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adult
       AIDS Serodiagnosis  Cross-Sectional Studies  England/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Female  Human  HIV Antibodies/*ANALYSIS  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  HIV-1/*IMMUNOLOGY  Incidence
       Infant, Newborn  *Mass Screening  Pilot Projects  *Population
       Surveillance  Pregnancy  Pregnancy Complications,
       Infectious/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Prenatal Care  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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