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Sero-Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with HIV Infection in Pregnant Women
Hiba Mohammed Azim Abusabah, Samah Mohammed Abusabah, Taha H Musa, Hassan H Musa
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Al-Neelain University, Sudan
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, China
Received: December 09, 2017 | Published: December 19, 2017
Citation: Abusabah HMA, Abusabah SMA, Musa TH, Musa HH (2017) Sero-Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with HIV Infection in Pregnant Women. J Hum Virol Retrovirol 5(7): 00186. DOI: 10.15406/jhvrv.2017.05.00186
Abstract
1.1.Background: The epidemic of AIDS cause by HIV infection has remained a major public health problem. More than 90 % of children living with HIV have been infected through mother-to-child transmission.
1.2.Aim: The aim was to study sero-prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV among pregnant women.
1.3.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional hospital based study was conducted in Omdurman Maternity Hospital, Sudan. All pregnant females attending antenatal care (ANC) clinic, referred clinic or private section were recurred in the study.
1.4.Results: A 58% of women were at 21-30 year old, 57% were graduated from the university, 98.75% were married and 71.5% were housewife. All women were tested for HIV antibodies 1.75% were HIV positive. The majority of women have only one sexual partner (husbands). More than 50% never had HIV screening test before, do not have history of blood transfusion, and were not IV drug abusers. Dental procedures, tattoos and cautery marks were the lowest detected risk factors. Most of females have history of surgical operation at least once and few are delivered at home under supervision of untrained midwife. Many females have no obstetric complication, and were not suffering from chronic diseases or sexual transmitted diseases. Television and multimedia have effective role for awareness of HIV, but most participants look to the infected female as social stigmatized, entirely avoiding or may accept her reluctantly.
1.5.Conclusion: The prevalence of HIV among pregnant women is low in Sudan, many females have no obstetric complication, chronic diseases or sexual transmitted diseases. Television and multimedia have effective role for awareness of HIV.
Keywords: Sero-prevalence, HIV, Risk factors, Pregnant women, Sudan, Separation, Environmental, Immunodeficiency, Maternity, Pregnancy, Confidentiality, Economical, Population, Transfusion, Sexual behavior
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