Acceptability of routine offer of HIV Testing (opt-out approach) among pregnant women in the Wa municipality

With the introduction of the opt out HIV testing policy in Ghana, the HIV test is offered routinely to all pregnant women unless they decline testing. To assess acceptability of the routine offer of HIV testing antenatal clinic (ANC) clients in the Wa municipality, Ghana. Cross-sectional study of 27...

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Published in:Ghana medical journal 2011-03, Vol.45 (1), p.10-15
Main Authors: Nyuzaghl, J, Ohene, S, Odoi-Agyarko, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS Serodiagnosis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Ghana - epidemiology
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Humans
Mass Screening
Original
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Prevalence
Young Adult
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Summary:With the introduction of the opt out HIV testing policy in Ghana, the HIV test is offered routinely to all pregnant women unless they decline testing. To assess acceptability of the routine offer of HIV testing antenatal clinic (ANC) clients in the Wa municipality, Ghana. Cross-sectional study of 270 randomly selected ANC attendees. More than 90% of respondents were in favour of the opt-out policy. The most commonly cited reasons were that it would help pregnant women know their status and facilitate prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). About 60% of respondents had tested for HIV in the current pregnancy with more than 90% reporting that the test was offered them in a manner in which they could have refused the test. HIV testing in the current pregnancy was associated with having heard of the opt-out policy (p
ISSN:0016-9560
DOI:10.4314/gmj.v45i1.68916