Health and medical professionals' antenatal HIV testing practices and perceived barriers to routine testing in Tasmania, Australia: a qualitative study.
Jennifer Elizabeth AytonGrace Bennett-DalyAmy NguyenLouise OwenPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Antenatal HIV testing is undertaken within a discordant discourse generating clinical hesitancy where HIV is perceived as a theoretical risk and surrounded by stigma. Using neutral language and replacing the words 'routine' and 'recommended' with 'universal' testing in public health policy and clinical guidelines could increase health providers' confidence and reduce ambiguity and the legacy of HIV stigma.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- public health
- men who have sex with men
- mental health
- healthcare
- social support
- hiv positive
- clinical practice
- pregnant women
- mental illness
- depressive symptoms
- hiv aids
- physical activity
- primary care
- human immunodeficiency virus
- preterm birth
- global health
- autism spectrum disorder
- risk assessment
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- human health
- health promotion