HIV Antenatal Testing
Antenatal HIV testing for pregnant women. In April 1999, the Department of Health and Children, on the advice of the National AIDS Strategy Committee (NASC), introduced a policy of voluntary antenatal HIV testing in Ireland. As part of this programme, it is recommended that HIV testing be offered to all women who attend for antenatal services. HPSC were asked to set up a system to monitor the HIV antenatal testing programme.
**Purpose:** To provide the best possible information for the control and prevention of infectious diseases, by providing timely information and independent advice, and by carrying out disease surveillance, epidemiological investigation and related research and training. Data on some private patients attending public hospitals is not provided.
**Coverage:** Voluntary participation - 19 maternity hospitals/units participating.
Data collected since 2002.
Tags
- Organization
- Health Protection Surveillance Centre
- License
- Creative Commons CCZero
Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Access Rights | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/access-right/PUBLIC |
| Frequency | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/frequency/ANNUAL |
| Id | 18d1bf69-9dfe-4336-a62d-edd80f36c04f |
| Identifier | NDC-0044 |
| Isopen | True |
| Issued | 2002-01-01 |
| License Id | cc-zero |
| License Title | Creative Commons CCZero |
| License Url | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-zero |
| Max Typical Age | 75 |
| Metadata Created | 2026-03-19T17:16:53.262799 |
| Metadata Modified | 2026-03-19T17:16:53.262802 |
| Min Typical Age | 15 |
| Modified | 2023-05-07 |
| Name | hiv-antenatal-testing-44 |
| Notes | Antenatal HIV testing for pregnant women. In April 1999, the Department of Health and Children, on the advice of the National AIDS Strategy Committee (NASC), introduced a policy of voluntary antenatal HIV testing in Ireland. As part of this programme, it is recommended that HIV testing be offered to all women who attend for antenatal services. HPSC were asked to set up a system to monitor the HIV antenatal testing programme. **Purpose:** To provide the best possible information for the control and prevention of infectious diseases, by providing timely information and independent advice, and by carrying out disease surveillance, epidemiological investigation and related research and training. Data on some private patients attending public hospitals is not provided. **Coverage:** Voluntary participation - 19 maternity hospitals/units participating. Data collected since 2002. |
| Num Resources | 0 |
| Num Tags | 3 |
| Number Of Records | 613131 |
| Number Of Unique Individuals | 382632 |
| Private | False |
| Provenance | Data are collected on an annual basis by the HPSC from maternity hospitals and units. Surveillance forms are completed by staff in maternity hospitals/clinics on paper or electronically and returned to HPSC. |
| Title | HIV Antenatal Testing |
| Type | dataset |
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