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Study Finds Three Percent of South African Women Become HIV Positive During Pregnancy

From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

June 29, 2009

A recent study in AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society, "found that 3 percent of [South African] women who had a negative HIV test result when first accessing antenatal services" tested positive later in their pregnancies, IRIN/PlusNews reports. While national guidelines in South Africa state that women should be offered voluntary HIV testing and counseling upon first receiving prenatal care, "repeat testing of women with a negative result is rarely offered," writes IRIN/PlusNews. According to the authors, "public health programs need to continue to reinforce prevention strategies and HIV retesting during pregnancy" (IRIN/PlusNews, 6/24).

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This information was reprinted from kff.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives, and sign up for email delivery. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


  
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This article was provided by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. It is a part of the publication Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report.
 
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