OBJECTIVE: To assess coverage of repeat @entity645 testing among @entity1 who delivered in a Zambian hospital. @entity645 testing of pregnant @entity1 and repeat testing every 3  months during pregnancy and breastfeeding is the recommended policy in areas of high @entity645 prevalence. METHODS: A prospective implementation study in a second-level hospital in rural Zambia. Included were all pregnant @entity1 who delivered in hospital during May and June 2012. Data regarding antenatal visits and @entity645 testing were collected by two investigators using a standardised form. RESULTS: Of 401 @entity1 who delivered in hospital, sufficient antenatal data could be retrieved for 322 (80.3%) @entity1 . Of these 322 @entity1 , 301 (93.5%) had attended antenatal care (ANC) at least once. At the time of discharge after delivery in hospital, 171 (53.1%) had an unclear @entity645 status because their negative test result was more than 3  months ago or of an unknown date, or because they had not been tested at all during pregnancy or delivery. An updated @entity645 status was present for 151 (46.9%) @entity1 : 25 (7.8%) were @entity645 positive and 126 (39.1%) had tested negative within the last 3  months. In this last group, 79 (24.5%) had been tested twice or more during pregnancy. During the study period, none of the @entity1 was tested during admission for delivery. CONCLUSION: Despite high ANC coverage, opportunities for repeat @entity645 testing were missed in almost half of all @entity1 who delivered in this hospital in a high-prevalence @entity645 setting.

Repeat XXXX testing during pregnancy and delivery: missed opportunities in a rural district hospital in Zambia.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women'] @entity645 :: ('57667', 'Species') :: ['HIV']
@entity645 :: (57667,Species) :: ['HIV']
