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Acceptability and feasibility of serial HIV antibody testing during pregnancy/postpartum and male partner testing in Tororo, Uganda.
- Source :
- AIDS Care; Mar2014, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p360-366, 7p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Our objective was to determine whether serial HIV testing during pregnancy and the postpartum period as well as male partner testing are acceptable and feasible in Tororo, Uganda. This was a prospective study of pregnant women at the Tororo District Hospital (TDH) Antenatal Clinic. Patients presenting for routine antenatal care were asked to participate in a serial HIV testing integrated into standard antenatal and postpartum/child immunization visits, and to invite their male partners for HIV testing. Serial testing was defined as ≥2 tests during pregnancy and ≥2 tests within 24 weeks postpartum. Of the 214 enrolled women, 80 (37%) completed serial testing, 176 (82%) had ≥2 tests, and 147 (69%) had ≥3 tests during the study period. One hundred eighty-two women (85%) accepted male partner testing, but only 19 men (10%) participated. One woman seroconverted during the study, for a cumulative HIV incidence of 0.5% (1/214). In multivariable logistic regression analysis, longer distance between home and clinic (aOR 0.87 [95% CI 0.79–0.97]) and not knowing household income (aOR 0.30 [95% CI 0.11–0.84]) were predictive of not completing serial testing. Higher level of education was associated with completing serial testing (linear trendpvalue = 0.05). In conclusion, partial serial HIV testing was highly acceptable and feasible, but completion of serial testing and male partner testing had poor uptake. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09540121
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AIDS Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 93595062
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2013.824536