HIV testing during pregnancy: use of secondary data to estimate 2006 test coverage and prevalence in Brazil
Szwarcwald, Célia.Landmann.; Barbosa Júnior, A.; Souza-Júnior, P.Roberto.Borges.de.; Lemos, Kátia.Regina.Valente.de.; Frias, P.Germano.de.; Luhm, K.Regina.; Holcman, M.Moreira.; Esteves, M.Angela.Pires.
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases An Official Publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 12(3): 167-172
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1413-8670 PMID: 18833398 DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702008000300002Document Number: 204518
This paper describes a methodological proposal based on secondary data and the main results of the HIV-Sentinel Study among childbearing women, carried out in Brazil during 2006. A probabilistic sample of childbearing women was selected in two stages. In the first stage, 150 health establishments were selected, stratified by municipality size (<50,000; 50,000-399,999; 400,000+). In the second stage, 100-120 women were selected systematically.