HIV Risk Perception and Prevalence in a Program for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Comparison of Women Who Accept Voluntary Counseling and Testing and Those Tested Anonymously

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dc.contributor.authorMpairwe, Harriet
dc.contributor.authorMuhangi, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorNamujju, Proscovia B.
dc.contributor.authorKisitu, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorTumusiime, Alex
dc.contributor.authorMuwanga, Moses
dc.contributor.authorWhitworth, James A. G.
dc.contributor.authorOnyango, Saul
dc.contributor.authorBiryahwaho, Benon
dc.contributor.authorElliott, Alison M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-21T09:42:50Z
dc.date.available2021-12-21T09:42:50Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractTo determine whether data from voluntary counseling and testing (VCT)/prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs can be used for HIV surveillance. Women attending an antenatal clinic at the district hospital in Entebbe, Uganda, from May 2002 to April 2003 were offered counseling and HIV testing with same-day results (VCT) and nevirapine for PMTCT was provided for HIV-positive women and their babies. Those who declined VCT were tested for HIV anonymous Overall, 2635 women accepted VCT; 883 were tested anonymously. HIV prevalence was higher in VCT than in anonymously tested women in the first month of the program (20% vs. 11%, P = 0.05) and in months with <70% VCT uptake (17% vs. 8%, P < 0.001) but was similar in months with high uptake. Uptake of VCT was higher in women who had risk factors for HIV, especially those who believed themselves to have been exposed (84% vs. 73%, P < 0.001). There was a bias to accepting VCT in women with HIV, or risk factors for HIV infection, the former most apparent when there was low coverage. Data from VCT/PMTCT programs cannot replace anonymous surveillance for monitoring of HIV epidemic trends where coverage is incomplete within clinics or communities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMpairwe, H., Muhangi, L., Namujju, P. B., Kisitu, A., Tumusiime, A., Muwanga, M., ... & Elliott, A. M. (2005). HIV risk perception and prevalence in a program for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission: comparison of women who accept voluntary counseling and testing and those tested anonymously. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 39(3), 354-358.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/888
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes;39(3)
dc.subjectprevention of perinatal transmissionen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectseroprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectSurveillanceen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.titleHIV Risk Perception and Prevalence in a Program for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Comparison of Women Who Accept Voluntary Counseling and Testing and Those Tested Anonymouslyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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