Greener Journal of Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Greener Journal of Microbiology and Antimicrobials Vol. 2 (3), pp. 059-063, July 2014.

 ISSN: 2354-2284  

Research Paper

Manuscript Number: 022114121

 

 Incidence of HIV among Pregnant Women Attending Ante-Natal Clinic in General Hospital Kaltungo, Gombe State, Nigeria

 

¹Wasa Alibe Ahmed, ²Iliya Lorine and *³Ishaku Lemu Haruna

 

123Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Gombe State University,

P. M. B 127, Gombe, Gombe State.

 

Emails: ¹alibewasa@yahoo.com/alibewasa@gmail.com, ²gr8tlorihills@gmail.com

*Corresponding Author’s Email: shaxz4real @yahoo .com

Abstract:

Sero-prevalence diagnosis of HIV among six hundred and ninety- one (691) pregnant women attending ante-natal Clinic in General Hospital Kaltungo was carried out from the month of December, 2011 to May, 2012. Blood samples obtained from pregnant women of different age groups, social and economic status were screened using Abbott determine rapid test strip. Out of the 691 sera collected, 65 (9.4%) were HIV sero-positive. The prevalence rate was 15 in 15-24 years age group, 45 in 25-34 age group and 5 in 35 years and above. This result indicates highest incidence rate among age group 25-35 years which is a sexually active age group. Chi square analysis at 5% confidence level revealed that at 2 degree of freedom age plays a role in the prevalence rate. Actions should therefore be taken to prevent mother to child transmission and also control the spread of the infection.

Keywords: Sero-prevalence, chi square, age group, sera, infection.

Return to Content    View [Full Article - PDF]   

[Full Article - HTML]          [Full Article - EPUB]

Reference:

Bawa, GH (2005). Audit on the Management of Virtual Transmission of HIV/AIDS. Presented in a joint obstetric and pediatric meeting Deter Borough district hospital United Kingdom.

Gallo, RC (1985): A decade of discovery and link with human disease.

J. infect Dist. (pp 164-235).

Menakeya, T (1999). HIV/Syphilis, sero prevalence survey in Nigeria. Report presented at international submit on STDs, Abuja Nigeria.

NCCLS (1993). Clinical laboratory waste management: Approved Guideline. NCCLS document GP5-4 villanova, PA: NCCLS, 1993, 13(22): 1-18, 29-42.

WHO, (2001): Progress in HIV/AID transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Bulleting of World Health Organization.

WHO, (2006): Update and yearly epidermic of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (pp 21-25).

WHO, (2009): HIV in Africa weekly epidemiological records (pp 19-21).

WHO, UNAIDS & UNICEF (2010) ‘Towards Universal Access: Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector’.