Document 2533
 DOCN  M94A2533
 TI    Sentinel surveillance among pregnant women in northern Togo during 1992
       and 1993.
 DT    9412
 AU    Mattke P; Grunitzky-Bekele M; Klee E; Deutsche Gesellschaft fur
       Technische Zusammenarbeit, Germany.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):282 (abstract no. PC0051). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370042
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To determine the seroprevalence of HIV-1 and 2 among pregnant
       women in a rural area of Northern Togo. METHODS: During July/August 1992
       and 1993 all women attending antenatal services in the rural area around
       Dapaong, the largest town in the North of Togo, were tested for HIV-1
       and 2 infection by 2nd generation Elisa, confirmed by western blot.
       Further tests were done for HBsAG by ELISA and Syphilis by TPHA.
       Socio-economic information was collected according to an standardized
       questionnaire after informed consent was given. RESULTS: In 1992, 9
       women out of 512 (1.8%) were found to be seropositive for HIV-1, of whom
       2 (0.4%) showed dual seroreactivity for HIV-1 and 2. 27 (5.8%) women
       were TPHA positive and 82 (16%) women were positive for HBsAG. Mean age
       for all women was 24.9 years (range 15-45). Seropositive women tended to
       be younger than seronegative women (23.0 vs 25.0). Mean parity was 3.4.
       There was no statistical significant association between positive HIV
       and Syphilis serology, place of residence and history of travel or blood
       transfusion. In 1993 15 women out of 497 (3.0%) were found to be
       seropositive for HIV-1. No case of HIV-2 was detected. 34 (3.0%) women
       were TPHA positive and 75 (15.1%) HBsAG positive. Mean age was 24.5
       years. There was no difference in mean age between seropositive and
       seronegative women. Again, there was no statistical significant
       association between HIV and Syphilis serology, place of residence and
       history of travel or blood transfusion. CONCLUSION: In rural areas in
       Northern Togo the seroprevalence of HIV-1 among pregnant women is still
       increasing. The prevalence rate of HIV-2 among this group is low.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Female  Human  HIV Seropositivity  *HIV
       Seroprevalence  HIV-1  HIV-2  Middle Age  Population Surveillance
       Pregnancy  Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Togo/EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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