Voluntary HIV counseling and testing during prenatal care in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: Voluntary HIV counseling and testing are provided to all Brazilian pregnant women with the purpose of reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission. The purpose of the study was to assess characteristics of HIV testing and identify factors associated with HIV counseling and testing. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Zubaran Goldani, Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani, Thomas Scanlon, Humberto Rosa, Kelli Castilhos, Letícia Feldens, Andrew Tomkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2003-10-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102003000500002&lng=en&tlng=en