Profile of HIV Seropositive Attendees of Integrated Counseling and Testing Center of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Kolhapur, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Introduction: HIV is a multidimensional epidemic and is affected by demographic, socio- cultural, behavioral, economic and biological factors. HIV positive individuals who undergo Voluntary Counseling and Testing are reported to have safer sex and reduced risk behaviors, thereby decreasing their likelihood of infecting others. Material and Methods: The study was conducted among clients who visited Integrated Counseling and Testing Center from April 2013 to March 2017. It was a cross-sectional, observational study conducted at D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Center, Kolhapur. 13102 consecutive attendees in the age group 15 to 50 years were tested for HIV antibodies. Age, gender, education, occupation, marital status, source of referral and HIV status of spouses were evaluated as independent variables. The data was analyzed using software version. Results: 1.24% samples tested positive. Yearly analysis showed a declining trend of HIV prevalence. Of the total seropositives, males were 1.17% and females were 1.31%. The age group 35- 49 years depicted highest seropositivity. 74.02% of the clients were referred as compared to 25.98% who were voluntary clients. 44.9% couples were concordantly and 55.10% were discordantly infected with HIV. Conclusion: Clients in the age group of 35 to 49 years, married, not much educated, agricultural works and those engaged in heterosexual risk behavior had a significantly higher risk of being positive. They should be counseled for behavioral change and linked to care and support program immediately.
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Chougale Roma, Shinde Pramod
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