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| Szwarcwald,Célia Landmann; Barbosa Júnior,Aristides; Souza-Júnior,Paulo Roberto Borges de; Lemos,Kátia Regina Valente de; Frias,Paulo Germano de; Luhm,Karin Regina; Holcman,Marcia Moreira; Esteves,Maria Angela Pires. |
| This paper describes a methodological proposal based on secondary data and the main results of the HIV-Sentinel Study among childbearing women, carried out in Brazil during 2006. A probabilistic sample of childbearing women was selected in two stages. In the first stage, 150 health establishments were selected, stratified by municipality size (<50,000; 50,000-399,999; 400,000+). In the second stage, 100-120 women were selected systematically. Data collection was based on HIV-test results registered in pre-natal cards and in hospital records. The analysis focused on coverage of HIV-testing during pregnancy and HIV prevalence rate. Logistic regression models were used to test inequalities in HIV-testing coverage during pregnancy by macro-region of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV testing; Pregnancy; Pre-natal care; Secondary data; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000300002 |
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