National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
India has the second highest HIV burden globally with an estimated 23.19 lakh PLHIV in 2020 that’s why HIV/AIDS continues to be a public health challenge in India Earlier This study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of HIV infection in tertiary care hospital. A retrospective study of the clients attending the ICTC (excluding ANC clients) from January 2018 to December 2021. All the clients were counselled and informed consent was taken from them by ICTC counsellors Then HIV test was done in the HIV Diagnostic Laboratory, as per NACO guidelines. Seroprevalence for HIV infection was found to be0.72 % (472/65,661). Seropositive males constituted more than females. Maximum number of clients tested seropositive in the age group of 35 - 49 years (48.9%). This study provides an important clue to understand the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in and around the rural part of marathwada region of Maharashtra. This helps to establish an effective local planning for care, treatment and preventive strategies.
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