Document 2541
 DOCN  M94A2541
 TI    Seven years of HIV/AIDS in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
 DT    9412
 AU    Harry T; University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State,
       Nigeria.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):280 (abstract no. PC0043). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370034
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To keep track of the number of AIDS cases among patients
       aged 15 years and above, to determine the frequency of HIV-infected
       blood donations, and to find out the prevalence of HIV infection among
       pregnant women. METHODS: From 1987 all patients aged 15 years and above
       suspected of having AIDS were tested for HIV antibodies for diagnostic
       purposes. Also tested were all blood units donated for transfusion, and
       from 1991 all pregnant women attending antenatal clinic. Serum was
       separated out from blood samples (5ml) of each subject and tested for
       HIV antibodies by ELISA. ELISA-positive sera were subjected to the
       Western blot test for confirmation. RESULTS: From 1 AIDS patient in
       1987, the hospital recorded a gradual yearly increase up to 5 cases in
       1990, and then the increase became steep: 23 in 1991, 38 in 1992, and 62
       in 1993. Prevalence of HIV infection among blood donations was 0% in
       1987, 0.33% in 1988, 0.38% in 1989, 0.94% in 1990, 2.76% in 1991, 4.45%
       in 1992, and then a drop to 3.75% in 1993. For the pregnant women the
       prevalence ranged between 2.14% and 2.42% from 1991 to 1993. Both HIV-1
       and HIV-2 are active in the area. CONCLUSION: HIV/AIDS remains a growing
       reality in Nigeria, and as such no useful purpose is served by denial
       and complacency. Instead, efforts should be intensified to reduce the
       pace of spread of the virus, e.g. screening of all blood units before
       transfusing negative ones.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Adolescence  Adult
       AIDS Serodiagnosis  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Nigeria/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Pregnancy  Pregnancy Complications,
       Infectious/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Prevalence  MEETING ABSTRACT

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