Why are HIV-positive mothers refusing to have their children screened for vertically transmitted HIV infection?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 506-507

  Eisenhut, M ^a   Kawsar, M ^a   Connan, M ^a   Balachandran, T ^a  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed diagnosis; Disclosure; HIV; Prevention; Screening; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MOTHER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 67650129723     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008506     Document Type: Article

References (1)

1. Eisenhut M, Sharma V, Kawsar M, Balachandren T. Knowledge of their children's HIV status in HIV-positive mothers attending a genitourinary medicine clinic in the UK. HIV Med 2008;9:257-259