Mark Mann|Fatma Hussain|Muhammad Jamil
Prevalence and risk factors of HIV in Faisalabad, Pakistan- A retrospective study
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
background objective although magnitude hiv pakistan well documented record hiv prevalence faisalabad region existsa retrospective study carried sexually transmitted infections stis clinic district headquarter dhq hospital faisalabad pakistan find prevalence hiv related risk factorsmethods march 2010 december 2012 total 31040 subjects either interviewed medical records reviewedfrom recruited convenient sampling method written informed consent obtained informed study protocolblood serum tested antibodies hiv1 hiv2 enzymelinked immunosorbent assay western blotresults whole antihiv demonstrated 173 0557 respondentsthis gives overall hiv prevalence 557 per 100000averaged age patients 495 years range 3045 8555 malemajority patients urban dwellers 8728 divorced widowed 4682 uneducated 5028a large proportion 78 patients injection drug userscompared blood donationtransfusion sexual interactions injection drug use major potential risk factor hiv infectionconclusion important finding higher hiv prevalence faisalabad region compared previous assessments national levelthis reflects alarming situation necessitating contextual preventive interventionsprecarious practices injection drug abuse blood donationtransfusion needs amended extramarital sexual contacts avoided