scholarly journals Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Recommendations and State Testing Laws

JAMA ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 305 (17) ◽  
pp. 1767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Neff
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing ◽  
State Testing ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control ◽  
Virus Testing

scholarly journals Prenatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing and Patient Management by Obstetricians in a High Seroprevalence Community

1994 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
William R. Robinson ◽  
Michael Fleischer
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Prenatal Testing ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
High Seroprevalence ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv Seropositive ◽  
Virus Testing

Objective: In order to determine the practice habits of obstetricians concerning frequency of prenatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and management strategies for HIV-seropositive obstetric patients, we conducted a telephone survey of practicing obstetricians over a 3-month period.Methods: In the New Orleans metropolitan area, 71/104 (68%) obstetricians participated and completed the survey.Results: Of these obstetricians, 43/71 (60.6%) test all new obstetric patients for HIV; 64/71 (84.5%) routinely ask the patients about risk factors for infection; and 28/71 (39.4%) have actually cared for an HIV-positive patient in their practice. Those obstetricians who routinely tested for HIV were more likely to have personally managed an infected patient and more likely to ask about risk factors. The number of obstetricians who would manage infected patients without consultative assistance was 8/71 (11%).Conclusions: We concluded that obstetricians in this community have largely accepted routinely offered prenatal testing and risk assessment, but they have assumed a relatively small role in risk reduction counseling and treatment.

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