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The Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Syphilis in Ghana: A Five-Year Single Urban Site Parallel Population-Based Analysis vis-à-vis the Sentinel Survey
Joint Authors
Lokpo, Sylvester Yao
Orish, Verner Ndudiri
Osei-Yeboah, James
Ntoni, Tibemponi
Ussher, Francis Abeku
Dakorah, Mavis Popuelle
Nani, Emmanuel Agbeko
Hamid, Abdul-Wahab Mawuko
Ayroe, Felix
Adigbli, Daniel
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The study was aimed at comparing the estimation of the burden and trends (2012–2016) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Syphilis infections by the national Sentinel Survey vis-à-vis the use of population-based studies at a single urban site (Municipal Hospital) in Ho, the Volta Region of Ghana.
Using blood donors as a proxy of the asymptomatic adult population, a retrospective analysis of secondary data on HIV and Syphilis testing was conducted using Ho Municipal Hospital’s archives comprising 4,180 prospective blood donors.
Published reports from the National Sentinel Survey for the Ho Sentinel Site comprising 2,452 pregnant women from 2012 to 2016 were used.
The cumulative prevalence of HIV and Syphilis infections in the population-based survey was 4.78% and 2.58% while the epidemiology was estimated at 2.75% and 0.24% by the Sentinel Survey for the five-year under review.
The new HIV and Syphilis infections were 3.78% and 2.46% in the population-based survey compared to 2.64% and 0.23% in the Sentinel Survey.
Gender cumulative prevalence and the yearly trend was found to be higher in the general population compared to the pregnant women.
The use of pregnant women to estimate the HIV and Syphilis epidemiology might not be representative of the general population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Osei-Yeboah, James& Lokpo, Sylvester Yao& Ussher, Francis Abeku& Orish, Verner Ndudiri& Hamid, Abdul-Wahab Mawuko& Dakorah, Mavis Popuelle…[et al.]. 2018. The Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Syphilis in Ghana: A Five-Year Single Urban Site Parallel Population-Based Analysis vis-à-vis the Sentinel Survey. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1202973
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Osei-Yeboah, James…[et al.]. The Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Syphilis in Ghana: A Five-Year Single Urban Site Parallel Population-Based Analysis vis-à-vis the Sentinel Survey. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1202973
American Medical Association (AMA)
Osei-Yeboah, James& Lokpo, Sylvester Yao& Ussher, Francis Abeku& Orish, Verner Ndudiri& Hamid, Abdul-Wahab Mawuko& Dakorah, Mavis Popuelle…[et al.]. The Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Syphilis in Ghana: A Five-Year Single Urban Site Parallel Population-Based Analysis vis-à-vis the Sentinel Survey. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1202973
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1202973