Status of HIV infections among clinically suspected reproductive aged females attending S S Hospital, BHU

ABSTRACT
The present study is based on data screened at ICTC, I.M.S., B.H.U., Varanasi. Among 2806 females cases, 341 (i.e. 11.8%) were HIV positive. The percentage distribution of HIV positivity was 3.56, 14.73 and 18.54 in the age groups 15-24, 25-34 and 35-49 years respectively. This shows that as the age increases, HIV positive cases also increase and there was significant difference in the positivity percentage of HIV and the age groups (2 = 93.58, p<0.001). The percentage distribution of having experiences of multiple sexual contacts in HIV positive females is 60.34. The relative risk (R.R.) is 11.32 and 95% C.I. is 11.06-11.593. The positivity of HIV infection is also high (11.7%) and significant among women having the history of migration. The prevalence of infection is also high (17.33) in rural areas in comparison to 5.36% in urban areas. The co-morbidities were absent in 37.35% cases whereas 62.65% were with one or more morbidities. The significant morbidities with HIV infection were fever, weight loss, weakness, loose motion, T.B., cough, anorexia and others including STD symptoms and AIDS symptoms.