title: Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in a prenatal population at high risk for HIV infection.
abstract: To determine the seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in prenatal patients at high risk for HIV infection we tested 513 women from December 1985 through July 1987 at an inner-city hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Demographic and HIV risk information was collected from all seropositive women. Twenty-nine (6%) of the 513 women tested were positive for HIV on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot analysis. Twenty-six (90%) of seropositive women gave a history of intravenous drug use. Two (7%) had sexual partners known to have AIDS or AIDS-related complex (ARC), and one (3%) was Haitian. Seropositive women were at remarkable risk for other sexually transmitted diseases. The majority of pregnancies ended in term births. This serosurvey defines an obstetric population with a high seroprevalence, and has stimulated us to institute routine voluntary antepartum screening for HIV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga 30335.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Mundy
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Slade
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stine
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014504:Urban Health