Determining the Seroprevalence of HIV Infection among Tuberculosis Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2021 ◽  
pp. 154-158
Author(s):  
Dipa M. Kinariwala
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients

scholarly journals To study the prevalence of HIV infection amongst antenatal women in a tertiary care hospital in Gujarat, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 3872
Author(s):  
Mahima Jain ◽  
Bhargavkumar K. Nimavat
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Rapid Test ◽  
Antiretroviral Drugs ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv

Background: India has an estimated 2.1 million persons living with HIV in 2011. The prevalence of HIV among adult population has consistently declined over the last one decade from 0.4% in 2000 to 0.27% in 2011.HIV transmission from infected mother to baby is known to occur. The effective use of Antiretroviral drugs is known to reduce the risk significantly.Methods: This is a retrospective data analysis to know the prevalence of HIV infection among antenatal women attending a tertiary care hospital. All antenatal females are offered pretest counseling, sample collected and tested as per NACO guidelines by Rapid test and ELISA. Results of the test are disclosed after posttest counseling and kept confidential.Results: The seroprevalence over five years in the present study ranges from 0.466% to 0.278%. Women in the age group 21-25 years shows high prevalence due to peak sexual activity in this age group. 56.66% Husbands of these females are reactive which shows the major source of infection.Conclusions: The present study stresses the need to target the population mainly between 21-30 years in various Government programmes, thereby to reduce the transmission from parent to child.

BIDIRECTIONAL SCREENING FOR TUBERCULOSIS AND DIABETES MELLITUS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-95
Author(s):  
Arun Babu.V ◽  
Deepak Kanna.K
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
South India ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Hiv Screening ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Bidirectional Relationship

Screening for Tuberculosis in people with Diabetes and screening for Diabetes in people with Tuberculosis will allow earlier detection of co-morbidities, leading to better health outcomes. This study carried out in a tertiary care hospital in South India consisted of 500 Diabetic patients and 250 patients of Tuberculosis. In 250 Tuberculosis patients screened for DM, the overall prevalence of DM in TB patients was 24.8%,out of which 17.2 % already had Diabetes and 7.6% was the additional yield during screening. About 500 Diabetes cases screened for tuberculosis, 7.6% had symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis. On further evaluation of these subjects none of them revealed evidence for tuberculosis. There exists a bidirectional relationship between TB and diabetes, and they both impact the presentation of each other. This study highlights the need of routine screening for dysglycemia for all TB patients, especially at the time of diagnosis, similar to HIV screening.

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