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Document 2541
DOCN M94A2541
TI Seven years of HIV/AIDS in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
DT 9412
AU Harry T; University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State,
Nigeria.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):280 (abstract no. PC0043). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370034
AB OBJECTIVES: To keep track of the number of AIDS cases among patients
aged 15 years and above, to determine the frequency of HIV-infected
blood donations, and to find out the prevalence of HIV infection among
pregnant women. METHODS: From 1987 all patients aged 15 years and above
suspected of having AIDS were tested for HIV antibodies for diagnostic
purposes. Also tested were all blood units donated for transfusion, and
from 1991 all pregnant women attending antenatal clinic. Serum was
separated out from blood samples (5ml) of each subject and tested for
HIV antibodies by ELISA. ELISA-positive sera were subjected to the
Western blot test for confirmation. RESULTS: From 1 AIDS patient in
1987, the hospital recorded a gradual yearly increase up to 5 cases in
1990, and then the increase became steep: 23 in 1991, 38 in 1992, and 62
in 1993. Prevalence of HIV infection among blood donations was 0% in
1987, 0.33% in 1988, 0.38% in 1989, 0.94% in 1990, 2.76% in 1991, 4.45%
in 1992, and then a drop to 3.75% in 1993. For the pregnant women the
prevalence ranged between 2.14% and 2.42% from 1991 to 1993. Both HIV-1
and HIV-2 are active in the area. CONCLUSION: HIV/AIDS remains a growing
reality in Nigeria, and as such no useful purpose is served by denial
and complacency. Instead, efforts should be intensified to reduce the
pace of spread of the virus, e.g. screening of all blood units before
transfusing negative ones.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY Adolescence Adult
AIDS Serodiagnosis Female Human HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
Nigeria/EPIDEMIOLOGY Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications,
Infectious/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY Prevalence MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).