Who and Why? HIV-Testing Refusal during Pregnancy: Implication for Pediatric HIV Epidemic Disparity

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-31

  Aynalem, Getahun ^a,c   Mendoza, Pamela ^a   Frederick, Toni ^b   Mascola, Laurene ^b  

^a Los Angeles Department of Health Services   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant women's health; Pediatric HIV AIDS; Pregnancy complication; Prenatal HIV testing; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOGAMY; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 1842428181     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AIBE.0000017523.39818.88     Document Type: Article

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