SEROPREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN A RURAL TEACHING HOSPITAL
Journal Title: Mintage journal of pharmaceutical and medical sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of HIV infection among the patients attending antenatal clinic (ANC) of a teaching hospital, Hyderabad. Materials and Methods: A total of 6,582 serum samples were collected from pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic during the period from January 2013 to December 2015. All the specimens were tested according to WHO guidelines. Results: Among 6,582 pregnant women, 19 (0.3%) women were seropositive for HIV. Seropositivity of HIV among pregnant women was increased suddenly in the year 2015, out of 2, 078 specimens, 12 (0.6%) were reactive for HIV. Most of the patients were belongs to the age group of 21-30 years (0.36%), followed by age group 31-40 years (0.23%). None of the pregnant women were reactive for HIV in the age group 41-45 years. Conclusion: HIV seroprevalence among pregnant women in this region is decreasing over a 3 years period. But there were limitations in surveillance methodologies; our study population was not representative of whole Telangana state. So more studies are required to identify risk factors and the importance of HIV and treatment programs. Increasing awareness of transmission and regular screening for HIV among pregnant women is recommended.
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soumendra nath maity, nagababu pyadala, rajaneesh borugadda, neve polavarapu, prudhvi chand mallepaddi, kumar sai sailesh, rathnagiri polavarapu
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