Compliance with recommendations for routine HIV screening during pregnancy in Halifax.

摘要: The majority of paediatric AIDS cases in Canada can be attributed to vertical transmission (mother fetus) HIV (1). Treatment an HIV-positive pregnant woman with zidovudine (ZDV) before and during birth, as well treatment the child after reduce rate by approximately two-thirds (2). In 1995, 70.2% among Canadian women child-bearing age were who became infected through heterosexual contact or did not have any identifiable risk factors (3). According this statistic, if only those classified being at-risk counselled about testing, a large proportion are would identified. Furthermore, studies shown that higher levels education received proper counselling had rates consent for screening ZDV intervention (4). The Society Obstetricians Gynaecologists (SOGC) (5), Medical Association (6), College Family Physicians (7), Paediatric (8), Research Group (9) Reproductive Care Program (RCP) Nova Scotia (3) recommend all offered blood test their pregnancy. Both Departments Obstetrics/Gynecology Medicine at IWK Health Centre, Halifax, follow SOGC RCP guidelines. The primary objective study was determine delivered Centre testing A secondary subsequently underwent test.