Prevalentie van HIV-antistoffen bij zwangere vrouwen in het Amsterdamse HIV-peilstationonderzoek, 1988-1993

- Pregnant women were asked to undergo a HIV test in two hospitals, one maternity clinic (n = 12.784; 1988-1993) and one abortion clinic (n = 2089; 1990-1993) in Amsterdam, in order to establish trends in HIV prevalence. Participation rates were 92.4 and 84.4, respectively. Among pregnant women the overall HIV prevalence was 0.27 (0.04 for pregnant women without a known HIV risk and 2.6 for women with a known HIV risk) and in the abortion clinc the overall HIV prevalence was 0.91. The HIV prevalence over the years remained fairly constant. In the most recent years a slight rise was noticed in the HIV prevalence in the group pregnant women with a known HIV risk caused by an increase in the number of women from AIDS endemic countries in this group.