Prevalence and barriers to HIV testing among mothers at a tertiary care hospital in Phnom Penh Cambodia. Barriers to HIV testing in Phnom Penh Cambodia

摘要

BackgroundOne-third of all new HIV infections in Cambodia are estimated to be due to mother-to-child transmission. Although the Ministry of Health adopted a policy of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC), nearly a quarter of pregnant mothers were not tested in 2007. Greater acceptance of HIV testing is a challenge despite Cambodia's adoption of the PITC policy.