Rethinking mandatory HIV testing during pregnancy in areas with high HIV prevalence rates: Ethical and policy issues

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1179-1183

  Schuklenk, Udo ^a   Kleinsmidt, Anita ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ZIDOVUDINE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; SURVIVAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHICS; FEMALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548439489     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.093526     Document Type: Review

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