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4
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2010-8-27
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Background: Despite increasing availability of HIV-1 testing, education, and methods to prevent transmission, Indian women and their children remain at risk of acquiring HIV. We assessed the seroprevalence and awareness about HIV among pregnant women presenting to a private tertiary care hospital in South India. METHODS: Seroprevalence was determined via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing, and questionnaires were analyzed using chi-square statistics and odds ratios to look for factors associated with HIV positivity. RESULTS: A total of 7956 women who presented for antenatal care were interviewed. Fifty-one women of the 7235 women who underwent HIV testing (0.7%) were found to be HIV positive. Awareness of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV (64%), HIV transmission through breast milk (42%), and prevention of MTCT (13%) was low. Conclusions: There is a need to educate South Indian women about HIV to give them information and the means to protect themselves and their unborn children from acquiring HIV.
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eng
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IM
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MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
1545-1097
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| pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:AbrahamSulochanaS,
pubmed-author:ChristinaSheebaS,
pubmed-author:Cu-UvinSusanS,
pubmed-author:DavidShobaS,
pubmed-author:ElanSujithaS,
pubmed-author:FirthJacquelineJ,
pubmed-author:JeyaseelanLL,
pubmed-author:JeyaseelanVisalaksiV,
pubmed-author:JosephInbakumarI,
pubmed-author:LionelJessieJ,
pubmed-author:LurieMarkM,
pubmed-author:VonbaraVenisaV,
pubmed-author:WankeChristineC
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| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
9
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
206-13
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2010-12-16
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-AIDS Serodiagnosis,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-HIV Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-HIV Seroprevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-HIV-1,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-India,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Interviews as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Patient Acceptance of Health Care,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Pregnancy Complications, Infectious,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Prenatal Care,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:20530464-Young Adult
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
HIV-1 seroprevalence and awareness of mother-to-child transmission issues among women seeking antenatal care in Tamil Nadu, India.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. jacqfirt@gmail.com
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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