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Preventive & Social Medicine (Community Medicine) is a difficult branch to understand ... leave alone the aspect of liking it. Nonetheless, it is an important overarching medical subject encompassing clinical medicine, human behaviour, environment and many more.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Sentinel surveillance of hiv is done for all except?

a. Disease trend
b. High risk group
c. Monitor effectiveness of control program
d. Population at risk

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Ans: d

 

 

 

v HIV Sentinel Surveillance (HSS) in India:

  1. Started in 1998. 13 rounds completed so far.
  2. The overall HIV prevalence among ANC clinic attendees is considered a proxy for prevalence among the general population,
  3. HIV estimates of prevalence, incidence and mortality developed based on findings from HIV Sentinel Surveillance enable the programme in assessing the impacts at a macro level. Provides essential information to understand the trends and dynamics of HIV epidemic among different risk groups in the country.
  4. The 13 round of HSS was implemented during 2012-13 where HIV prevalence among ANC clinic attendees was 0.35%. The highest prevalence was recorded in Nagaland (0.88%)

 

Highlights of Methodology of HSS at each ANC Clinics site

  • Sample Size: 400 per HSS site
  • Duration: 3 months at each HSS site
  • Frequency: Every 2 yearly
  • Sampling Method: Consecutive
  • Inclusion Criteria: Pregnant Women, aged 15-49 years, attending the antenatal clinic for the first time during HSS period
  • Testing Strategy: Unlinked Anonymous
  • Testing Protocol: Two Test Protocol

 

Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance (IBBS):

The high risk groups and bridge population that National IBBS covers across the country are

  1. Female Sex Workers (FSW),
  2. Men who have Sex with Men (MSM),
  3. Trans-genders (TG),
  4. Injecting Drug Users (IDU),
  5. Migrants (MIG) and
  6. Currently Married Women (CMW) (not ANC mothers)

 

Current HIV Prevalence Statistics:

  • ANC                                            : 0.35 %
  • Migrants                          : 0.99%
  • Truckers                          : 2.59%
  • Female Sex Workers    : 2.67%
  • Men Having Sex with Men      : 4.43%
  • Injectable Drug Users  : 7.14%
  • Transgenders                : 8.82%

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