Seroprevalence of HIV among unemployed individuals undergoing pre-employment medical examination in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Seroprevalence of HIV among unemployed individuals undergoing pre-employment medical examination in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is highly endemic in Nigeria, particularly with the prevalence in 2001 at 5.8%. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of HIV among unemployed individuals undergoing pre-employment medical examination in Port Harcourt. HIV screening was per...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nigerian journal of medicine 2005-10, Vol.14 (4), p.419-421
Hauptverfasser: Ejele, O A, Nwauche, C A, Erhabor, O
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Female
HIV Seroprevalence
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nigeria - epidemiology
Prospective Studies
Unemployment - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is highly endemic in Nigeria, particularly with the prevalence in 2001 at 5.8%. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of HIV among unemployed individuals undergoing pre-employment medical examination in Port Harcourt. HIV screening was performed on 868 individuals comprising 373 males and 495 females presenting to the University of Port Harcourt for the purpose of pre-employment medical examination using a double ELISA confirmatory test of Immunocomb and Genscreen HIV 1 & 2 kits. The sero-prevalence rate was 27/868 (3.19%) among the total population. HIV seroprevalence was relatively higher among females 18/495 (3.6%) compared to males 9/373 (2.4%). The highest prevalence was found in the
ISSN:1115-2613