Evaluation of rapid on-site clinic HIV test, combined with counselling

The objective of the present study was to assess the performance of on-site rapid (5 min) HIV testing by nurses trained in midwifery, followed by confirmatory testing in the reference laboratory. This was a cross-sectional study on consecutive consenting peripartum women, aimed to determine feasibil...

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Veröffentlicht in:	AIDS (London) 1997-06, Vol.11 (7), p.932-933
Hauptverfasser:	Mashu, A, Mbizvo, M T, Makura, E, Bopoto, R, Madzime, S, Chipato, T, Fottrell, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIDS/HIV Blotting, Western Cost-Benefit Analysis Counseling Cross-Sectional Studies Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Evaluation Studies as Topic Female HIV Infections - diagnosis Humans Reagent Kits, Diagnostic Sensitivity and Specificity
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Zusammenfassung:	The objective of the present study was to assess the performance of on-site rapid (5 min) HIV testing by nurses trained in midwifery, followed by confirmatory testing in the reference laboratory. This was a cross-sectional study on consecutive consenting peripartum women, aimed to determine feasibility of on-site HIV testing and counselling. The sample consisted of 1267 women, of whom 1168 were antenatal clinic attenders from four maternity clinics, and 99 were in the post-partum period, nested from an HIV vertical transmission cohort.
ISSN:	0269-9370