Prenatal Herpes Simplex Virus Serologic Screening Beliefs and Practices Among Obstetricians  

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Gardella, Carolyn ; Barnes, Julia ; Magaret, Amalia S. ; Richards, Julie ; Drolette, Linda ; Wald, Anna

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Obstetrics and Gynecology vol. 110 no. 06 (Dec. 2007), page 1364.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: O01.K.2007.04 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the beliefs and practices of obstetricians related to prenatal serologic testing for HSV infection. METHODS: A total of 265 (73% of eligible) currently practicing obstetricians in Washington State completed a 36-question mailed survey that assessed beliefs regarding genital herpes in pregnancy, neonatal herpes, serologic testing for herpes in pregnancy, and ease of testing. RESULTS: Ninety-five percent of respondents believed genital herpes was common in reproductive-aged women, 83% believed neonatal herpes was a serious health issue, and 73% believed it warranted systematic prevention efforts; 74% discussed herpes with pregnant patients as part of prenatal care, 31% provided written materials about herpes, and 15% used serologic tests for herpes in 75% or more of their prenatal patients. Factors independently associated with routine herpes serologic testing were academic practice setting (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 10.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.8–39.1) and metropolitan practice setting (aOR 3.3, 95% CI 1.4–7.9). Beliefs that testing would cause unnecessary distress in pregnancy (aOR 0.3, 95% CI 0.1–0.7), or that testing was not worth the expense (aOR 0.1, 95% CI 0.0–0.6) were associated with not testing. Availability of serologic tests for HSV was reported to be high and was not associated with prenatal HSV testing. CONCLUSION: Most obstetricians believe neonatal herpes prevention is important.

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