Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection in pregnant women in amassoma, nigeria.

Abstract

This study was conducted to establish the prevalence rate of HIV amongst
pregnant women and to determine the risk to which their neonates are
exposed in our centre. Anonymous and unlinked blood samples of 277
pregnant women attending antenatal clinic between the period of January
2005 – December 2006 at the Amassoma General Hospital in Southern Ijaw
local government area of the Niger Delta region of Bayelsa State; Nigeria
were tested for HIV – 1. The women had a mean age of 26.0 + 0.38 (range 15 - 44 years). The prevalence of HIV–1 in the pregnant women was 3.96%.
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Key words: - HIV, AIDS, Nigeria, virus, epidemiology