title: HIV seroprevalence in Oklahoma childbearing women.
abstract: From October 1989 through September 1990, we conducted an unlinked seroprevalence survey in Oklahoma to determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, type 1 (HIV) in women at the time of childbirth. Blood specimens obtained from 41,809 newborns in conjunction with the state's newborn metabolic screening program were tested for HIV after personal identifiers were removed. The overall HIV seroprevalence rate was 0.02% (10/41,809). Rates were highest for mothers aged 30 to 39 years (0.06%, 3/5,158). No difference was found between the HIV seroprevalence rates for women residing in standard metropolitan areas (MSAs) of the state (0.03%, 6/21,105) and women residing in non-metropolitan areas (0.03%, 3/11,904). When compared to other states where surveys have been done, Oklahoma's rate of HIV infection in childbearing women was low.
authors.affiliation: AIDS Division, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City 73117-1299.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Govin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Botchlet
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harkess
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kudlac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*