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RESEARCH: Amy Lansky, Jeffrey L. Jones, Robert L. Frey, and Mary Lou Lindegren Trends in HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women: United States, 1994–1999 Am J Public Health 2001; 91: 1291-1293 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Trends in HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women: Oregon, 1998-99

Kenneth D. Rosenberg   (17 September 2002)

Trends in HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women: Oregon, 1998-99 17 September 2002
Kenneth D. Rosenberg, Epidemiologist Oregon Division of Human Services, Office of Family Health Send letter to journal: Re: Trends in HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women: Oregon, 1998-99 ken.d.rosenberg{at}state.or.us Kenneth D. Rosenberg	Lansky et al. have done a fine job of documenting recent the proportion of pregnant U.S. women being tested for HIV. In a national sample, they found that 59.6% and 55.9% of pregnant women were tested for HIV in 1998 and 1999, respectively. We used a totally different methodology and arrived a similar results for Oregon. Oregon's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) survey asked a stratified random sample of Oregon resident women giving birth from August 1998 to July 1999 (n=1867) whether they had an HIV blood test during the pregnancy. We found that 61.1% (95% CI 57.4%, 64.8%) of women reported that they had been tested for HIV during their pregnancy.