Epidemiological overview of HIV/AIDS in pregnant women from a state of northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To learn the epidemiological characteristics of HIV infection in pregnant women. Method: Descriptive study with quantitative approach. The study population was composed of pregnant women with HIV/AIDS residing in the state of Alagoas. Data were organized into variables and analyzed according to the measures of dispersion parameter relevant to the arithmetic mean and standard deviation (X ± S). Results: Between 2007 and 2015, 773 cases of HIV/AIDS were recorded in pregnant women in Alagoas. The studied variables identified that most of these pregnant women were young, had low levels of education and faced socioeconomic vulnerability. Conclusion: It is necessary to include actions aimed at increasing the attention paid to women, once the assurance of full care and early diagnosis of HIV are important strategies to promote adequate treatment adherence and reduce the vertical transmission.

摘要
研究目的：探讨孕妇人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染的流行病学特征。
研究方法：采用定量描述性研究设计。研究对象为居住于阿拉戈斯州（Alagoas）的人类免疫缺陷病毒/艾滋病（HIV/AIDS）感染孕妇。研究将数据整理为变量形式，并结合算术均数与标准差（X±S）等离散趋势指标进行统计分析。
研究结果：2007年至2015年间，阿拉戈斯州共记录孕妇HIV/AIDS感染病例773例。经对相关变量分析发现，此类孕妇多为年轻群体，受教育水平偏低，且面临社会经济脆弱性处境。
研究结论：保障全程医疗照护与HIV早期诊断是提升规范治疗依从性、降低垂直传播风险的重要策略，因此亟需增设针对该类女性群体的关怀照护举措。