ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate epidemic infections of the three infective diseases such as Hepatitis C, Syphilis, AIDS in the pregnant women in Xinyi.Methods The anti-hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV), anti-Treponema pallidum antibody (anti-TP) and anti-human immunodeficiency virus (anti-HIV) were tested on the samples from 9,092 pregnant women hospitalized for birth delivery in the obstetric departments of hospitals and obstetric clinics.Results The detection rates of the three infective diseases were1.54 ‰ (14/9092) for anti -HCV, 5.83 ‰(53/9092) for anti-TP, and 0.55 ‰(5/9092) for anti-HIV.There was no statistically signifi-cant difference in the infection rate by the three pathogens among the age group.Conclusion The infection rates of HCV, TP and HIV are high among the pregnant women in Xinyi.The prenatal screening should be further strength-ened to promote the prenatal and postnatal care.