Testing for HIV Increases the Odds of Correct Fetal Ultrasound Result.
Carlo BieńkowskiMałgorzata AniszewskaJustyna D KowalskaMaria Pokorska-ŚpiewakPublished in: Tropical medicine and infectious disease (2022)
Despite the law regulations, 11% of pregnant women referred to consultations to the infectious diseases center had not been tested for HIV. At the same time, correct fetal ultrasound results are more likely to occur in women tested for HIV according to recommendations. This suggests that a holistic approach to screening, both for communicable and non-communicable diseases, among pregnant women may translate to better pregnancy outcomes.
Keyphrases
- pregnancy outcomes
- antiretroviral therapy
- pregnant women
- hiv positive
- hiv testing
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- infectious diseases
- men who have sex with men
- magnetic resonance imaging
- south africa
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- ultrasound guided
- computed tomography
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- general practice