PREVALENCE OF HIV, HCV, HBV IN PREGNANT WOMEN COMING FOR DELIVERY IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE BASED IN AN AREA BELONGING TO NORTH INDIAN HIMALAYAN REGION

Mahima Rani; Latika Pant

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

PREVALENCE OF HIV, HCV, HBV IN PREGNANT WOMEN COMING FOR DELIVERY IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE BASED IN AN AREA BELONGING TO NORTH INDIAN HIMALAYAN REGION

Mahima Rani, Latika Pant

Abstract :

0bjectives- This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of HIV,HBV and HCV infection with in an obstetric population in Uttarakhand and also to analyze about the mode of delivery Method-It was a retrospective study which was conducted by analyzing the data of pregnant patients who delivered in dept. of obstetrics and gynecology Govt. Medical college, Haldwani over a period i.e. feb 2015 to feb 2018.All the patients who delivered were screened for HBsAg, Anti HIV Abs and Anti HCV Abs. A total of 10,500 pregnant patients delivered during this period in our institution. Result- It was observed that 18 tested positive for HIV(0.17%), 75 were positivefor HBsAg (0.71%) and 61 were positive for HCV (0.58%). Of the total viral marker positive patients 57% delivered vaginally and 43% delivered by cesarean section. Conclusion- The prevalence of HCV is rising with no associated significant risk factors and to prevent HCV from becoming a health problem a universal screening approach should be adopted especially for pregnant women in a view of risk of mother to child transmission.