Prévention de la transmission mère-enfant du VIH/sida au Bénin : le consentement des femmes au dépistage est-il libre et éclairé ?

Apart from three cases of secret testing, the free nature of the consent to the test is respected on the PMTCT sites. Twenty-nine cases of refusal were recorded. The reasons put forth by most pregnant women include the fear of a positive test and its consequences on family life in 55.2% of cases and the expectation of their husbands' agreement or disagreement in 27.6% of cases. On the whole, the consent was free on all the sites but its informed nature is less respected.