TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of antenatal group HIV voluntary counseling and testing services in rural India
AU - Gupta, Deepti
AU - Lhewa, Dekey
AU - Viswanath, R.
AU - Jacob, S. Mini
AU - Parameshwari, S.
AU - Radhakrishnan, R.
AU - Seidel, Kristy
AU - Frenkel, Lisa M.
AU - Samuel, N. M.
AU - Melvin, Ann J.
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - This study assessed HIV attitudes among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in the Namakkal district of Tamilnadu, India, as well as HIV knowledge before and after group counseling sessions. Two hundred thirteen women (97%) attending five antenatal clinics in July 2004 accepted HIV counseling and testing and completed precounseling and postcounseling questionnaires. Although the majority of women had heard of HIV, precounseling knowledge was low (mean precounseling score; 6.9/18, SD: 4.53), with scores correlating with the women's educational level and the number of sources from which they had received information about HIV. Posttest scores increased by 21%, however, understanding of modalities to prevent HIV infection remained poor. Group counseling sessions achieve small gains in HIV knowledge, but there is a continued need for ongoing and multifaceted HIV education in rural India.
AB - This study assessed HIV attitudes among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in the Namakkal district of Tamilnadu, India, as well as HIV knowledge before and after group counseling sessions. Two hundred thirteen women (97%) attending five antenatal clinics in July 2004 accepted HIV counseling and testing and completed precounseling and postcounseling questionnaires. Although the majority of women had heard of HIV, precounseling knowledge was low (mean precounseling score; 6.9/18, SD: 4.53), with scores correlating with the women's educational level and the number of sources from which they had received information about HIV. Posttest scores increased by 21%, however, understanding of modalities to prevent HIV infection remained poor. Group counseling sessions achieve small gains in HIV knowledge, but there is a continued need for ongoing and multifaceted HIV education in rural India.
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U2 - 10.1521/aeap.2007.19.3.187
DO - 10.1521/aeap.2007.19.3.187
M3 - Article
C2 - 17563273
AN - SCOPUS:34250307968
SN - 0899-9546
VL - 19
SP - 187
EP - 197
JO - AIDS Education and Prevention
JF - AIDS Education and Prevention
IS - 3
ER -