HIV testing in termination of pregnancy services

We report on the introduction of routine HIV testing in the TOP clinic at Homerton Hospital, Hackney, London, an area with a prevalence of diagnosed HIV infection of 0.8%3 and where 29.7/1000 women per year have a TOP. All women attending for TOP between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2011 were offered HIV serology and vulval swabs for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. Four thousand three hundred twenty-six women attended and 2308 (53%) accepted HIV testing. A further 291 (7%) had an HIV test at the time... (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)

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