Frequency of HIV sero-positivity among antenatal mothers and general patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital in Thane, Maharashtra – A hospital-based study
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
Objectives: The objectives of this comparative retrospective study were to compare the frequency of HIV sero-positivity among antenatal and postnatal mothers admitted in tertiary care hospital with the frequency among all patients admitted in various wards in tertiary care hospital. Materials and methodology: Retrospective data were collected from medical record section of tertiary care hospital and records of inpatients in various wards and intensive care units were screened thoroughly. Hospital records of patients admitted in antenatal and postnatal wards for year 2017 and 2018 till month of September were screened and age of mothers, gravidity-parity status and HIV status were recorded. Results: The frequency of HIV sero-positivity among antenatal and postnatal mothers admitted in year 2017 and 2018 till September were 0.38% and 0.43% respectively. In comparison, the frequency of HIV sero-positivity among the general patients admitted during the same period was 0.26% in 2017. The percentage of deaths among HIV sero-positive patients was 12%. Conclusion: Though the prevalence of HIV infection in overall admitted patients is less than state average, case death rate among HIV infected patients is too high(12%). It alarms the need of early diagnosis or screening of HIV infection and start of ART in general population is equally important.
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S Khadse, R Zade, P Sawardekar, C Rajawade
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