PMID- 20845634
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100928
LR  - 20191111
IS  - 1115-2613 (Print)
IS  - 1115-2613 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 3
DP  - 2010 Jul-Sep
TI  - HIV prevalence amongst clients attending antenatal clinic at the Federal Medical 
      Centre, Makurdi.
PG  - 295-7
AB  - BACKGROUND: Evidence from the 2005 National HIV Seroprevalence Sentinel Survey 
      showed that Benue state has the highest seroprevalence rate of HIV infection in 
      the country. Seroprevalence rate amongst antenatal women is a reflection of what 
      is happening in the larger society. Knowledge of seroprevalence rate amongst 
      pregnant women would help in targeting intervention strategies for prevention of 
      mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the 
      study is to determine the seroprevalence rate of HIV infection amongst clients 
      attending antenatal clinic at the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi. METHODS: 
      Cross-sectional study of 262 randomly selected women that booked for antenatal 
      care at the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi between 1st January 2007 to 30th 
      April, 2007 was carried out. Information regarding age, parity, gestational age 
      at booking, educational status and HIV sero-status of the clients were looked 
      into. RESULTS: A total of 50 women out of the 262 women studied were positive, 
      giving a seroprevalence rate of 19.1%. The highest seroprevalence rate was 
      amongst 25-29 years age group (40.8%). Women of parity 1-4 constituted the 
      highest group (53.4%). Majority of them (45.5%) had secondary school education 
      while 60 (22.9%) had tertiary education. One hundred and ten (42%) booked in the 
      3rd trimester while only 34 (13%) booked in the 1st trimester. CONCLUSION: HIV 
      seroprevalence is high amongst antenatal women in Makurdi and intervention 
      strategies should be scaled up for prevention of vertical transmission of the 
      virus.
FAU - Agida, E T
AU  - Agida ET
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, 
      Gwagwalada, FCT. etagida@yahoo.com
FAU - Abu, P
AU  - Abu P
FAU - Echikwonye, M
AU  - Echikwonye M
FAU - Hwande, T S
AU  - Hwande TS
FAU - Ayeni, H A D
AU  - Ayeni HA
FAU - Swende, T Z
AU  - Swende TZ
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Nigeria
TA  - Niger J Med
JT  - Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident 
      Doctors of Nigeria
JID - 100888321
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Age Distribution
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Gestational Age
MH  - HIV Infections/*epidemiology
MH  - HIV Seroprevalence
MH  - Hospitals, Public
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Nigeria/epidemiology
MH  - Parity
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*epidemiology
MH  - Prenatal Care
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2010/09/18 06:00
MHDA- 2010/09/30 06:00
CRDT- 2010/09/18 06:00
PHST- 2010/09/18 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/09/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/09/30 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.4314/njm.v19i3.62570 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Niger J Med. 2010 Jul-Sep;19(3):295-7. doi: 10.4314/njm.v19i3.62570.