PREVALENCE OF IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING NATIONAL OBSTETRICS FISTULA CENTRE ABAKALIKI
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus in the family of retroviridae, that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS. HIV Pandemic has remained a public health problem worldwide due to non care of those infected inpatients may have the chances of being infected with HIV. Thus this study investigated the prevalence of Hiv antibodies in patients attending National Obstetrics Fistula Center Abakaliki. Clinical samples were collected from the hospital and analysed using a determine HIV strip. The prevalence varied across different age group and sex. According to age group, those within the age of 20-29 have the highest prevalence (5%). And those within the age of 30-39 have 2% prevalence. According to sex, the females have the highest prevalence (7%), while the male have the least prevalence (4%). The chi square analysis did not also show a statistically significant association between sex and HIV Prevalence (X²=0.184, p=0.67).
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