International organizations promote provider-initiated,'routine'HIV testing of pregnant women
seeking antenatal care as an effort to curb mother-to-child transmission. We offer an account …

Background HIV testing rates have exceeded 90% among the pregnant women at Mbale
Regional Referral Hospital in Mbale District, eastern Uganda, since the introduction of …

Malawi adopted the Option B+ strategy in 2011. Its success in reducing mother-to-child
transmission depends on coverage and timing of HIV testing. We assessed HIV status …

Background An'opt-out'policy of routine HIV counseling and testing (HCT) is being
implemented across sub-Saharan Africa to expand prevention of mother-to-child …

Summary Setting Thyolo District Hospital, rural Malawi. Objectives In a prevention of mother‐
to‐child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme, to determine: the acceptability of offering …

Two years after the introduction of provider-initiated, opt-out HIV counselling and testing
during antenatal care (ANC) in Uganda, HIV testing uptake is still low. This study was carried …

Women in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly learning their HIV status in prevention of
mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programmes in the context of antenatal care …

Background Despite large-scale efforts to diagnose people living with HIV, 54% remain
undiagnosed in sub-Saharan Africa. The gap in knowledge of HIV status and uptake of …

We analyzed the ethical and policy issues surrounding mandatory HIV testing of pregnant
women in areas with high HIV prevalence rates. Through this analysis, we seek to …

Background Rapid testing of pregnant women aims to increase uptake of HIV testing and
results and thus optimize care. We report on the acceptability of HIV counselling and testing …