Abstract
In recent years AIDS has emerged as the biggest ever threat to humanity. Increasing number of women are being infected through their infected partners all over the world with an increasing proportion of cases attributed to heterosexual transmission. Prevalence of HIV in pregnancy would indicate HIV prevalence in female population and to some extent in general population. Definite cure for HIV is still far from reach but prevention of further spread of disease remains the only effective strategy. As HIV infection in women occurs primarily during their reproductive years pregnancy provides a unique opportunity for implementing HIV infection prevention strategies in women. Hence the study was planned to determine the seroprevalence of HIV infection in pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) clinics. Although antenatal screening of HIV has gained ground as a part of ANC various studies conducted worldwide conclude that HIV testing should be universal rather than selective because selective HIV testing may fail to detect majority of cases as is seen in our case. (excerpt)
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