Coverage of HIV testing among pregnant women in Catalonia, Spain: A comparison of self-reporting with medical records

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-266

  Pérez, Katherine ^a   Blanch, Carles ^a   Casabona, Jordi ^a   Almeda, Jesús ^a   Coll, Oriol ^b   Canet, Yolanda ^c   Pérez Picañol, Emili ^a   Aznar, Margarita ^d   Ollé, Carme ^e   Payà, Antoni ^f  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^e Prog Sanitari Atencio Ciutat Vella

^f HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalonia; Coverage; Health surveys; HIV testing; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MIGRANT WORKER; MINORITY GROUP; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUERPERIUM; RECORDING; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SPAIN; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 4143064931     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/14.3.261     Document Type: Article

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