Frequency of HIV among patients seeking antenatal care at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi Authors Omema Akhtar Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan Osama Qazi Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan Haleema Yasmin Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan Khadija Bano Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan Sabiha Qamar King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.1816 Abstract Objective: To determine the frequency of human immunodeficiency virus among pregnant women reporting for antenatal care at a tertiary care hospital. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Unit-1 of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from August 2018 to January 2019, and comprised all women attending antenatal clinics aged 15-40 years having gestational age of at least 10 weeks confirmed by trans-vaginal/trans-abdominal scan. Data was collected using a predesigned questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Results: There were 642 pregnant women with a mean age of 25.80±4.91 years, and mean gestational age of 24.34±5.38 weeks. Of the total, 5(0.7%) subjects had family history of human immunodeficiency virus and 1(0.2%) had a positive result for the virus. There was significant association of human immunodeficiency virus with family history of the disease (p=0.001) and with history of drug abuse (p=0.003) Conclusion: Screening of human immunodeficiency virus during the antenatal period is a useful tool for better management. Key Words: HIV, Pregnancy, Prevalence. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-01-18 How to Cite Akhtar, O., Qazi, O., Dr. Haleema Yasmin, Dr. Khadija Bano, & Qamar, D. S. (2022). Frequency of HIV among patients seeking antenatal care at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(5), 855–859. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.1816 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 72 No. 5 (2022): MAY Section ORIGINAL ARTICLE