Table 1:

Reasons for Never or Not Consistently Performing Antenatal Testing for HIV, Hepatitis B, and Syphilis Among Obstetric Care Providers in Kabul, Afghanistan (n 5112)

Reason for Never Performing Test	HIV (n = 5 83) (%)	Hepatitis B (n = 5 62) (%)	Syphilis (n = 5 80) (%)
Perceived rarity of the infection in Afghanistan	43.8	25.8	54.2
Patient appears healthy/no clinical suspicion	16.1	21.3	9.6
Test expense	8.8	21.0	13.3
Fear of offending patient or her family	7.5	8.1	8.4
Lack of access to test kits	8.8	15.5	16.1
Inability of midwives to order these tests	3.1	3.9	2.7
Other	2.6	9.6	—
Reason for Not Consistently Performing Test	HIV (n = 5 24) (%)	Hepatitis B (n = 5 43) (%)	Syphilis (n = 5 28) (%)
Only if risk factors present	50.0	41.9	21.4
Only if symptoms present	41.7	53.5	75.0
Only on patient request	8.3	—	3.6
Other	—	2.3	—