Document 2498
 DOCN  M94A2498
 TI    HIV infection in pregnant women in Bombay.
 DT    9412
 AU    Gilada I; Mahajan R; Hira S; Indian Health Organisation, Bombay.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):290 (abstract no. PC0081). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370077
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To study prevalence of HIV-1&2 among pregnant women, to
       develop intervention strategies among them and their sexual partners and
       to develop cohort for perinatal transmission study. METHOD: Between Jan.
       93 and Jan. 94 consecutive women attending prenatal clinic at NGO run
       Wadia Hospital in Bombay were recruited on the basis of informed consent
       obtained during group sessions of pre-test counseling. Blood specimens
       were tested for HIV-1&2 using two different ELISA tests. The
       seropositive women were provided post-test counseling and were
       encouraged to bring their sexual partners. Cord blood specimens were
       collected at delivery of seropositive women. Contraception advised.
       RESULTS: Of the 13,335 women recruited & tested, 91 (0.7%) were HIV-1&2
       reactive. The mean age was 23 years. Most were graded middle-class based
       on the level of education, family income and with no specific high risk
       behaviours. The demographic profile of seroreactive was identical to
       that of total sample. Of 91 women, 57 followed up, 51 brought their
       partners, of them all but one were reactive. Only 5 women were in first
       trimester & none accepted option of termination. The VDRL was reactive
       in 98/9129 (1.1%). Only 4/91 (4.4%) were dually infected with HIV and
       syphilis. Except two who opted for tubectomy, other women accepted
       barrier methods of contraception. CONCLUSION: There is no specific
       profile for HIV infection among pregnant women. Increasing prevalence of
       HIV warrants pre-natal screening in India.
 DE    Adult  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  HIV-1  HIV-2
       India/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Pregnancy  Pregnancy Complications,
       Infectious/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Prevalence  MEETING ABSTRACT

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