HIV testing among pregnant women in Brazil: Rates and predictors

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 859-867

  Veloso, Valdiléa G ^a   Portela, Margareth C ^b   Vasconcellos, Mauricio T L ^c   Matzenbacher, Luiz A ^c   de Vasconcelos, Ana Lúcia R ^b   Grinsztejn, Beatriz ^a   Bastos, Francisco I ^d  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE GEOGRAFIA E ESTATÍSTICA   (Brazil)

^d Oswaldo Cruz Foundation   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, prevention control; Cross sectional studies; HIV infections, diagnosis; Pregnant women; Prenatal care; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849409495     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102008000500011     Document Type: Article

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