HIV-1 and pregnant women: associated factors; prevalence; estimate of incidence and role in fetal wastage in central Africa
AIDS (Lond.)
; 4(8): 733-6, 1990.
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ABSTRACT
The major goals of this study were to measure the current prevalence and estimate the annual incidence of HIV-1 infection in young pregnant women from urban Malawi; to identify factors that were associated with HIV-1 infection; and to examine adverse pregnancy outcomes. Four hundred and sixty-one consecutive pregnant women were studied when they presented for prenatal care. The overall seroprevalence for HIV-1 infection in these urban populations was 17.6 percent (81 out of 461) during early 1989. Based on previous seroprevalence in similar unselected pregnant women; the estimated annual incidence of HIV-1 seroconversion in urban pregnant women ranged from 3 to 4 percent per annum between 1985 and 1987 and from 7 to 13 percent between 1987 and 1989. HIV-1 infection was significantly associated with reactive syphilis serology. Reported history of sexually transmitted disease was also correlated with HIV-1 infection but was not statistically significant. Other variables; such as history of transfusion; history of tuberculosis; parity or occupation were not associated with HIV-1 infection. History of spontaneous abortion was significantly associated with reactive syphilis serology; HIV-1 infection and history of sexually transmitted disease. In logistic regression analysis; HIV-1 infection remained the only significant variable that was correlated with spontaneous abortion. This study suggests that HIV-1 infection may play a role in fetal wastage
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Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Syphilis
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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HIV
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Abortion
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Hospitals
Type of study:
Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
AIDS (Lond.)
Year:
1990
type:
Article