Potential factors that may affect acceptance of routine prenatal HIV testing.

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Fu-Lin Wang,Bryce Larke,Stephan Gabos,Anita Hanrahan,Donald Schopflocher,

BACKGROUND: Despite increasing advocacy for an "opt-out" strategy in routine prenatal HIV screening programs in Canada, no published studies have examined factors that may affect acceptance of prenatal HIV testing. METHODS: We included all pregnant women in Alberta who received prenatal care (N = 38,712) and their caregivers (N = 2,007) between January 1 and November 30, 2000. Factors associated with non-acceptance of HIV testing in both pregnant women and their caregivers were assessed using multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: Overall, 1.5% of women declined HIV testing. First Nations women were about twice as likely to decline the test (adjusted odds ratio [OR(adj)] 1.91, 95% CI [1.42-2.58]) compared to non-First Nations women (p < 0.001). The proportion also increased with age (chi2 trend p < 0.001) in the general population. In First Nations women, however, most (3.2%) declined in the 20-24 year age group. No significant effect was seen for a socio-economic status marker or for the place of residence. The caregivers of women who declined HIV testing were more likely to be female (OR(adj) 1.56 [1.28-1.89]), midwives (OR(adj) 140.65 [58.61-337.49]), other non-obstetrical medical specialties (OR(adj) 4.92 [1.94-12.47]), and general practitioners (OR(adj) 3.44 [1.87-6.33]). CONCLUSION: In an "opt-out" routine prenatal HIV screening program, the characteristics of both the pregnant women and their caregivers may contribute to the non-acceptance of HIV testing. A higher likelihood of declining HIV testing among First Nations pregnant women and other pregnant women under the care of midwives and female physicians warrants further study.

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FL Wang,B Larke,S Gabos,A Hanrahan,D Schopflocher,

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MEDLINE DATE: 2005 Jan-Feb

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: Canadian journal of public health. Revue canadienn

VOLUME: 96

Page Numbers: 60-4

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ISSN: 0008-4263

DAY: 13

MONTH: 02

YEAR: 2008

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KEYWORDS: Sex Factors

MESH TERMS: psychology

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AFFILIATION: Health Surveillance, Alberta Health and Wellness, 24th floor, TELUS Plaza North Tower 10025 Jasper Ave., PO Box 1360 STN Main, Edmonton, AB T5J 2N3. fu-lin.wang@gov.ab.ca

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