Nnatu S N, Anyiwo C E, Obi C L, Karpas A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Nigeria.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1993 Feb;40(2):105-7. doi: 10.1016/0020-7292(93)90367-6.
To determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in pregnancy in our community.
A prospective study on 250 pregnant women currently attending the antenatal clinic at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital was carried out in 1991.
Results obtained showed that of the 250 pregnant women screened only two (0.8%) were seropositive for HIV. This indicates the risk of vertical or materno-fetal HIV transmission in our community and underscores the need for urgency for prospective monitoring of infants born to HIV seropositive women.
Although the prevalence rate of HIV seropositivity amongst the otherwise healthy Nigerian pregnant women is only 0.8%, we advocate universal screening of HIV during pregnancy.
确定我们社区孕期人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)的流行情况。
1991年对拉各斯大学教学医院产前门诊的250名孕妇进行了一项前瞻性研究。
所获结果显示,在筛查的250名孕妇中,仅两名(0.8%)HIV血清学呈阳性。这表明了我们社区存在垂直或母婴HIV传播的风险,并强调了对HIV血清学阳性女性所生婴儿进行前瞻性监测的紧迫性。
尽管在其他方面健康的尼日利亚孕妇中HIV血清学阳性的患病率仅为0.8%,但我们提倡孕期进行HIV普遍筛查。