Trend of clients attending an integrated councelling and testing centre of a tertiary care hospital in North Karnataka: a record based study

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dc.contributor.authorNayak, Rakesh K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKulkarni, Raghavendra D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAjantha, Ganavalli S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T08:45:14Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T08:45:14Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractBackground: The prevalence of HIV among the adult population has continued a steady decline at the national level from an estimated peak of 0.4% in 2000 down to 0.26% in 2015. The data generated by ICTC may provide important clues to understand the epidemiology of the disease in a specific area, as well as pattern of risk behavior of the population.Methods: The present retrospective record based cross sectional study was carried out at the ICTC Centre of SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad. Retrospective data for the past six years (2012-13 to 2017-18) on clients visiting the ICTC was collected from the ICTC registers.Results: A total of 45,066 clients attended the ICTC over a period of 6 years, among which 61.6% were females and 38.4% were males. Among the total females, 55% were antenatal mothers. Out of the total clients tested, 99.75% of clients underwent post-test counseling. Among the total clients, 669 were HIV sero-positive clients out of which majority (61.7%) were males. The total positivity rate was 1.48% among the ICTC attendees. 47 clients had co-infections with TB.Conclusions: The challenge is to increase access to and uptake of HIV testing priority. Intense IEC activities for behaviour change at grass root level populations should be encouraged.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationNayak Rakesh K., Kulkarni Raghavendra D., Ajantha Ganavalli S. . Trend of clients attending an integrated councelling and testing centre of a tertiary care hospital in North Karnataka: a record based study. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 Jul; 6(7): 2977-2981en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn23946040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/201551
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20192837en_US
dc.subjectICTCen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectClient trenden_US
dc.titleTrend of clients attending an integrated councelling and testing centre of a tertiary care hospital in North Karnataka: a record based studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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