Open AccessSeroprevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Antenatal Women in One of the Institute of Northern India
Author(s) -
Preetkanwal Sibia,
Manjit Kaur Mohi,
Arun Kumar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/20615.8421
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , population , transmission (telecommunications) , demography , pregnancy , pediatrics , obstetrics , environmental health , family medicine , serology , immunology , antibody , sociology , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
As per NACO publication there are an estimated 2.08 Million HIV/AIDS cases in India as of February 2014. The estimated adult HIV prevalence in India is 0.27%, with a gender spit of 0.32% males and 0.22% females. Estimating the seroprevalence of HIV in a low risk population such as pregnant women provides essential information for an effective implementation of AIDS control programmes. In spite of an estimated adult HIV prevalence rate of 0.18% in Punjab, there are no previous studies among antenatal women to assess seroprevalence.