Rural epidemiology of HIV positive tribal patients from Chhattisgarh in India
Objective: The primary objective was to study the epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive tribal patients, and the secondary objective was to study the associated comorbidities in a tertiary care hospital in the tribal (Bastar) region of Chhattisgarh, India, between December 2006...
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| author | Harminder Singh Naveen Dulhani Nel Kumar Bithika Pawan Tiwari VKS Chauhan Prabhakar Singh |
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| description | Objective: The primary objective was to study the epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive tribal patients, and the secondary objective was to study the associated comorbidities in a tertiary care hospital in the tribal (Bastar) region of Chhattisgarh, India, between December 2006 and November 2008, and their relation to CD4 counts. Materials and Methods : In this study 90 tribal HIV positive subjects were enrolled. Information on demographics, that is, weight, height, age, educational status, sex, clinical finding, and laboratory parameters (CD4 counts) were noted. Results: Among 90 HIV patients, 54 (60%) were males and 36 (40%) were females. Among these, most patients, 37 (41.1%), were in the age group of 30 to 39 years. Among these patients, 79.56% belonged to the lower socioeconomic status, whereas, only 1.45% were from a high socioeconomic status. The largest group was made up of drivers (32.2%), with the second largest group being housewives (27.7%) and laborers (17.7%), respectively. A majority of the patients had a low education, 35.5% were educated only up to the fifth standard and 31.8% up to high school, while 18.8% were illiterate. The predominant mode of transmission was heterosexual contact (78.8%), only one patient (1.1%) was infected through transfusion of infected blood, five (5.5%) patients acquired infection via vertical (mother to child) transmission, and in 13 patients the transmission history was not clear. Conclusion: There was a high frequency of behavioral risk factors, together with unawareness, and very little health infrastructure, thus creating an impending risk for the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e4e02d4cf2642a392b1214b085b39132022-12-22T01:52:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Global Infectious Diseases0974-777X2010-01-0121394210.4103/0974-777X.59249Rural epidemiology of HIV positive tribal patients from Chhattisgarh in IndiaHarminder SinghNaveen DulhaniNel Kumar BithikaPawan TiwariVKS ChauhanPrabhakar SinghObjective: The primary objective was to study the epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive tribal patients, and the secondary objective was to study the associated comorbidities in a tertiary care hospital in the tribal (Bastar) region of Chhattisgarh, India, between December 2006 and November 2008, and their relation to CD4 counts. Materials and Methods : In this study 90 tribal HIV positive subjects were enrolled. Information on demographics, that is, weight, height, age, educational status, sex, clinical finding, and laboratory parameters (CD4 counts) were noted. Results: Among 90 HIV patients, 54 (60%) were males and 36 (40%) were females. Among these, most patients, 37 (41.1%), were in the age group of 30 to 39 years. Among these patients, 79.56% belonged to the lower socioeconomic status, whereas, only 1.45% were from a high socioeconomic status. The largest group was made up of drivers (32.2%), with the second largest group being housewives (27.7%) and laborers (17.7%), respectively. A majority of the patients had a low education, 35.5% were educated only up to the fifth standard and 31.8% up to high school, while 18.8% were illiterate. The predominant mode of transmission was heterosexual contact (78.8%), only one patient (1.1%) was infected through transfusion of infected blood, five (5.5%) patients acquired infection via vertical (mother to child) transmission, and in 13 patients the transmission history was not clear. Conclusion: There was a high frequency of behavioral risk factors, together with unawareness, and very little health infrastructure, thus creating an impending risk for the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2010;volume=2;issue=1;spage=39;epage=42;aulast=SinghHuman immune deficiency virusPeople living with HIV/AIDSNational aids control organizationPyrexia of unknown originHighly active antiretroviral therapy |
| spellingShingle | Harminder Singh Naveen Dulhani Nel Kumar Bithika Pawan Tiwari VKS Chauhan Prabhakar Singh Rural epidemiology of HIV positive tribal patients from Chhattisgarh in India Journal of Global Infectious Diseases Human immune deficiency virus People living with HIV/AIDS National aids control organization Pyrexia of unknown origin Highly active antiretroviral therapy |
| title | Rural epidemiology of HIV positive tribal patients from Chhattisgarh in India |
| title_full | Rural epidemiology of HIV positive tribal patients from Chhattisgarh in India |
| title_fullStr | Rural epidemiology of HIV positive tribal patients from Chhattisgarh in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural epidemiology of HIV positive tribal patients from Chhattisgarh in India |
| title_short | Rural epidemiology of HIV positive tribal patients from Chhattisgarh in India |
| title_sort | rural epidemiology of hiv positive tribal patients from chhattisgarh in india |
| topic | Human immune deficiency virus People living with HIV/AIDS National aids control organization Pyrexia of unknown origin Highly active antiretroviral therapy |
| url | http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2010;volume=2;issue=1;spage=39;epage=42;aulast=Singh |
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