FACTOR INFLUENCING ACCEPTABILITY OF VCT AND HIV AMONG THE PREGNANT WOMEN

In countries hardest hit, AIDS has sapped the population of young men and women who form the foundation of the labor force. Most die while in the peak of their reproductive years. Moreover, the epidemic has overwhelmed health-care systems, increased the number of orphans, and caused life expectancy rates to plummet. These problems have reached crisis proportions in parts of the world already burdened by war, political upheaval, or unrelenting poverty. This is recommended to researchers and policy-makers in the areas of Voluntary Counseling and Testing of HIV/AIDS among pregnant women.