Table 2

Age-standardized year-wise trends in HIV-prevalence in pregnant women at a tertiary care hospital in north India


Overall
2003 & 2004
2005 & 2006

Age (yrs)
Total Tested
HIV +ve
% positives (95% CI)
Total Tested
HIV +ve
% positives (95% CI)
Total Tested
HIV +ve
% positives (95% CI)

15–24
1281
16
1.2* (0.7–2.02)
151
2
1.3* (0.1–4.7)
1130
14
1.2* (0.67–2.07)
25–34
2099
15
0.7 (0.4–1.17)
250
1
0.4 (0.01–2.2)
1849
14
0.7 (0.41–1.26)

*The HIV prevalence rates were higher in the 15–24 year age-group, but not significant (p > 0.5)

Gupta et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2007 7:133   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-7-133