Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil

• Main Authors: Nava Yeganeh (Author), Ivana Varella (Author), Breno Riegel Santos (Author), Marineide Gonçalves de Melo (Author), Mariana Simon (Author), Taui Melo (Author), Karin Nielsen-Saines (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recent studies suggest that acquisition of HIV-1 infection during pregnancy and breastfeeding is associated with a high risk of HIV mother-to-child transmission. This study evaluates risk factors associated with HIV acquisition during pregnancy in women delivering at a large metropolitan medical fac...