Prevalence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and associated factors in pregnant women in the state of Pará

Abstract

Objectives: to analyze the prevalence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the associated factors in pregnant women in the state of Pará. Methods: retrospective, analytical, quantitative study with a sample of 332 medical records of HIV-positive pregnant women hospitalized at the Referral Maternity Hospital in the state of Pará between 2010 and 2019. Bivariate and multivariate statistical analysis were performed with the variables collected. Results: the average prevalence in the period was 2.39% and the Metropolitan Region concentrated 66.87% of cases. There was a strong relationship between the number of antenatal consultations and lack of knowledge of serological status (p value equal to 0.01E-17) variables, and a correlation between the education and number of antenatal consultations variables. Conclusions: the increase in the infection rate during the study period revealed the need to intensify health actions, early diagnosis and strategies to improve adherence to antiretroviral treatment for maternal viral suppression and reduction of the risk of vertical transmission, contributing to improve public policies.

Caracterización clínica del binomio madre-hijo de recién nacidos hijos de madres con VIH en el Hospital Barrio Obrero, años 2016 al 2021

“…; predominio del grupo de edad 20-30 años, en unión libre, educación regular completa. Dada la feminización de la epidemia de VIH, los factores socioeconómicos pueden actuar como determinantes para la infección, ya que la mayoría de las mujeres (11) infectadas aún se encontraban en edad fértil , en (14) (15)…”