Voluntary HIV counseling and testing during prenatal care in Brazil
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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 A cross-sectional study was carried out comprising 1,658 mothers living in Porto Alegre, Brazil. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Saúde Pública
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0034-8910
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102003000500002