Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Pai Chitra

Publications

• Research Article
  Trends in the Seroprevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Care Center in Navi Mumbai, Western India
  Author(s): Pai Chitra, Kadam Nitin, Singh Amit, Kar Harapriya, Urhekar Ananth and Mohanty NimainPai Chitra, Kadam Nitin, Singh Amit, Kar Harapriya, Urhekar Ananth and Mohanty Nimain
  
  Expanding HIV testing and counselling among pregnant women is critical for identifying those in need of followup care and subsequent interventions. Data from PPTCT centers provide invaluable inputs for estimating the seroprevalence of HIV among pregnant women within a region of the state. A retrospective analysis was carried out to look at the trends in the seroprevalence over a ten years period and overall effectiveness of the PPTCT program. At the M.G.M. Hospital in Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra in India, women registered at the antenatal clinic of the hospital and consenting to undergo testing after counselling were tested for HIV seropositivity. Three different HIV antibody detection tests were used as per the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) guidelines. Out of a total of 27256 women who had registered, 26516 (97.3%) underwent counselling and all of these agreed to .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000633

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