Prevalencia de virus de inmunodeficiencia humana en mujeres embarazadas de la Fundación Municipal de la Mujer y el Niño en el período 2018-2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is an infection with great medical and social importance. In Ecuador the first cases were detected in 1984, this viral infection alters the immune system of individuals. HIV infection is associated with active sex life with limited or the lack of use of protection methods; the direct contact with contaminated needles and sharp objects (parenteral route) are also risk factors. If a mother has HIV, there is a risk of transmission to the fetus during pregnancy, childbirth and lactation period, this is known as vertical transmission. In view of this national situation, the Ministry of Public Health has drawn up the National Strategy for the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS-ITS (ENVIH), whose vision is to achieve comprehensive development in prevention and medical care to address the HIV epidemic GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of HIV in pregnant women who attended the Municipal Foundation for Women and Children in the period 2018-2020 METHODOLOGY: This research was descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional. For data collection, the MEDISYS internal registration system was used. The database of pregnant women with HIV test reports was analyzed. IBM SPSS Statistics version 29.0.0.0 software was used for data tabulation. The universe consisted of all pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria. RESULTS: The HIV results in pregnant women were verified in the MEDISYS database, an internal system of the Municipal Foundation for Women and Children, where a total of 946 pregnant women attended in the outpatient clinic and with an HIV prevalence of 0% were observed. , 87.7% residence correspond to the urban area, 36.7% age group 25-29 years, 100% mestizo ethnic group and 48.4% married marital status. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of HIV in pregnant women from the Municipal Foundation for Women and Children attended between 2018-2020, was 0% of reactive cases