To Study the Clinical Profile of HIV/AIDS Patients
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 11
Abstract
Introduction: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a lenti virus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that causes HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).1 HIV causes progressive impairment in body’s immune system leading to increased susceptibility to tumours and fatal opportunistic infection known as acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The aim of our study was to study the clinical profile of HIV/AIDS patients. Materials: It was an observational study including 269 HIV positive patients who were willing to be a part of the study. According to the WHO case definition, HIV2,3 in adults and children 18 months or older is diagnosed based on positive HIV antibody testing (rapid or laboratory-based enzyme immunoassay).This is confirmed by a second HIV antibody test (rapid or laboratory-based enzyme immunoassay) and/or; positive virological test for HIV or its components (HIV-RNA or HIV-DNA or ultrasensitive HIV p24 antigen) confirmed by a second virological test obtained from a separate determination. Observations: In our study, out of the 269 HIV/AIDS patients, majority 122 (45.40%) were belonging to30-39 years of age, married patients were 248 (92.20%), less educated group had majority with maximum among the group educated till 12th standard (71.70%), majority (73.60%) of HIV/AIDS individuals were in <836 percapita group and the mean CD4 count in male HIV/AIDS patients was 360.32+ 183.80. Conclusion: The present study found that most of the HIV infected patients were from sexually active age group. The commonest mode of acquiring infection was heterosexual contact, emphasizing the need to strengthen our Information education and communication (IEC) strategies to contain HIV/AIDS. The majority of the seropositive population in this study was from lower socioeconomic class, married group and between age group, i.e.30 and 39 years. As this is the major part of reproductive age group, it significantly affects the development of the community.
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Dr Dinesh Kumar Malviya MD General Medicine
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