Determination of HIV status in sexually transmitted casesin Shanti ID Clinic Vadodara Gujarat India

What is it about?

The prospective study was carried out at Shanti infectious diseases clinic at Vadodara, Gujarat, India from January 2013 to May 2020 with following objectives: OBJECTIVES: 1. For detecting prevalence of HIV infection in sexually transmitted diseases attending at Shanti ID Clinic. Vadodara is an industrial city of India in south Gujarat at border of Madhya Pradesh (M.P) and Maharashtra approximately 300 miles from Mumbai. 2.To study in detail incidence of sexually transmitted infections (S.T.I) in Vadodara City of South Gujarat in India. S.T.I can increase both HIV negative persons risk of becoming infected with HIV positive person’s risk of transmitting HIV to someone else. 3.The study explores how STI may increase of sexual HIV transmission; how STI may undermine our HIV prevention strategies? And What we can do about it? 4.There is strong association between bacterial and viral sexually transmitted infections and both the acquisition and transmission of HIV infection Out of 400 cases of sexually transmitteddiseases, 317 (79.23 %) were males and 83 cases (20.75%) were females. Screening of HIV test was done by Elisa test and was confirmed by Western blot test. Amongst 400 cases 300 cases (75.00%) were in age group of 20 to 50 years, 34 cases (8,55%) were of 0 to 20 years, 66 cases 916.25%) were above 50 years. Out of 400 cases 87 cases (21.75%) were syphilis, 45 cases (11.25%) were cancroid, 73 cases (18,25%) were gonorrhea, 110 cases (27.50%) were genital herpes, 11 cases (2.75%) moll –scum contagiosum 44 cases (11,00%) genital scabies, 9 cases (2.755) cytomegalovirus infection and 21 cases (5,24%) were having lympho-granuloma venerium. Out of 400 cases of sexually transmitted diseases, 67 cases (16.76%) were HIV positive, amongst which 61 cases (91.04%) were HIV1 and remaining 6 cases (8.96%) were HIV2. Although there is plausible link between STI and HIV risk, intervention studies continue to be disappointing. This does not disprove a causal link, but mechanisms of action and the design and implementation of interventions need to be better understood.

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Why is it important?

This is the first study published in Book Chapter " New Frontiers in Medicine & Medical Research" Volume 11 published by BP International Chapter 15 Pages 137 -145. Incidence of HIV is high in sexually transmitted diseaseses thefore every case of STD must be screened for ELISA test if positive to be confirmed for Western Blot test for HIv infection confirmation

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