TITLE:
Screening in the Birth Room of Parturients with Unknown Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Serological Status at the Reference Health Center of Commune IV of the District of Bamako
AUTHORS:
Amaguiré Saye, Seydou Mariko, Nanko Doumbia, Dessé Diarra, Sirima Diarra, Mariam Tangara, Brahima Dembélé, Niani Mounkoro, Sounkalo Dao
KEYWORDS:
HIV Screening, Parturients, Delivery Room
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.12 No.3,
March
14,
2022
ABSTRACT: Introduction: In order to prevent the vertical transmission of
the Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV), it is essential that pregnant women must know their HIV
serological status. Objective: To determine the proportion of parturients with
unknown Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) status in the delivery room and to
identify the associated factors. Methods: We conducted a prospective
descriptive study carried out at the Reference Health Center of Commune IV in
the district of Bamako from July 1, 2017 to
July 1, 2018. The sample size was 267
parturients. The word processing was carried out on World software from
the 2016 office suite at the end of the data entry and analysis was carried
out on the IBM software, SPSS version 22.0. Results: A total of 267
women were eligible for our study, among which 14 parturients were
seropositive, i.e., a
proportion of 5.2% of cases. The knowledge of parturients on HIV was 95.5% of cases, but more than half did
not know the mode of mother-child
transmission. Unschooled parturients were the most represented with 41.2%. Conclusion: In view of the large
proportion (5.2%) of HIV-positive parturients in our study, voluntary screening
activities in the delivery room remain
necessary for the future of children born to HIV-positive mothers.