Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody among apparently healthy pregnant women in Nigeria

S. N. Nnatu; C. E. Anyiwo; C. L. Obi; A. Karpas

doi:10.1016/0020-7292(93)90367-6

Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody among apparently healthy pregnant women in Nigeria

S. N. Nnatu^*, C. E. Anyiwo, C. L. Obi, A. Karpas

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in pregnancy in our community. METHOD: A prospective study on 250 pregnant women currently attending the antenatal clinic at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital was carried out in 1991. RESULT: Results obtained showed that of the 250 pregnant women screened only two (0.8%) were seropositive for HIV. This indicates the risk of vertical or materno-fetal HIV transmission in our community and underscores the need for urgency for prospective monitoring of infants born to HIV sero-positive women. CONCLUSION: Although the prevalence rate of HIV seropositivity amongst the otherwise healthy Nigerian pregnant women is only 0.8%, we advocate universal screening of HIV during pregnancy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-107
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292(93)90367-6
Publication status	Published - Feb 1993
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus
Pregnancy
Seropositive
Vertical transmission

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Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody among apparently healthy pregnant women in Nigeria

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