Seroprevalence of HIV, HBsAg, HCV& Syphilis in pregnant women: Re–addressing the need for antenatal screening.

Dr Harshita; Dr Sita Malhotra; Dr Pushpa Devi; Dr Shailpreet Kaur; Dr Kamalpreet Kaur

Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Seroprevalence of HIV, HBsAg, HCV& Syphilis in pregnant women: Re–addressing the need for antenatal screening.

Dr Harshita, Dr Sita Malhotra, Dr Pushpa Devi, Dr Shailpreet Kaur, Dr Kamalpreet Kaur

Abstract :

Introduction: The increasing incidence of transfusion associated infections and their impedence to affect the offspring through vertical transmission is of paramount importance. Aims & objectives: 1.Seroprevalence of HBV, HCV, HIV and Syphilis in pregnant women 2.To readdress the need for antenatal screening. Material and methods: All samples were tested to detect HBsAg by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Samples were tested to detect anti–HCV by ELISA. Samples were also tested for antibodies to Treponema Pallidum by qualitative rapid plasma reagine (RPR). Finally, samples were tested for antibodies to HIV by three different methods as per Strategy III of the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO). Results: out of 3408 samples tested for HBV and HCV, the seropositivity of HBV was 1.17% and 1.26% for HCV , out of 570 samples tested for sphyllis the infection rate was found out to be 1.05% ,while infection rate of HIV from out of 715 samples tested was 4.6% .There was no coinfection of HBV and HCV, Syphilis and HIV, HBV, HCV. Conclusion: Our study showed that it is very crucial for all pregnant women to be demanded to test for HBV, HCV alongside the conventional syphilis and HIV infections to foil them from infecting their unborn babies.