| Literature DB >> 8165740 |
T O Harry1, D N Bukbuk, A Idrisa, M B Akoma.
Abstract
A serosurvey of 1,233 pregnant women aged 15-41 years, and attending antenatal clinics in Maiduguri, Nigeria from July 1991 to February 1993 showed that 28 (2.3%) of the women were positive for HIV antibodies. Twenty-four (1.9%) were positive for HIV-1 only, 1 (0.08%) was positive for HIV-2 only and 3 (0.24%) were reactive for both HIV-1 and HIV-2. The overall seroprevalence rose gradually from 2.1% in 1991 to 2.3% in 1992, and to 2.6% so far in 1993. From July 1992 to February 1993 6 children aged 24 hours to 8 months were found HIV-positive in the same hospital where this survey was carried out. The only known risk factor for HIV infection applicable to the pregnant women studied was heterosexual intercourse.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; English Speaking Africa; Examinations And Diagnoses; Hiv Infections; Hiv Serodiagnosis; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Measurement; Nigeria; Population; Population Characteristics; Pregnant Women; Prevalence--changes; Research Methodology; Research Report; Viral Diseases; Western Africa
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Year: 1994 PMID： 8165740
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Geogr Med ISSN： 0041-3232