Publication: Prevalence of positive anti-HIV in pregnant women at Ramathibodi Hospital.
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1991-12-01
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01252208
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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.74, No.12 (1991), 653-657
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M. Jirapinyo, B. Petchclai, S. Phiromsawat Prevalence of positive anti-HIV in pregnant women at Ramathibodi Hospital.. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.74, No.12 (1991), 653-657. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/22104
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Prevalence of positive anti-HIV in pregnant women at Ramathibodi Hospital.
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Anti-HIV screening has routinely been done at the antenatal clinic in Ramathibodi Hospital since January 1990. The prevalence of positive anti-HIV during the first and second half of 1990, and the first half of 1991 are 0.056, 0.2, 0.24 per cent respectively. Twenty positive cases are now under counselling. Age range is between 18-35 years. Seventeen cases are from rural areas. Twelve of seventeen cases were from the north-eastern part of Thailand. Fifteen cases (71.4%) had their pregnancies terminated. This study shows that the prevalence of positive anti-HIV is increasing. Vertical transmission has already been known to be one of the most important and serious transmissions to newborns and infants. The data indicated that screening test for anti-HIV in pregnant women, previously regarded as a low risk group, should be reviewed and routinely done.