కమ్యూనిటీ మెడిసిన్ & హెల్త్ ఎడ్యుకేషన్

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Profile of the patients attending in ICTC, RIMS, Ranchi

Asha Kiran*, Manisha Kujur, Mithilesh Kumar, Haider S, Kashyap V, Sundaram S

Back ground: Jharkhand is a low prevalence state but it is being considered as highly vulnerable state with 7295 patients (as on Dec. 2010). Integrated Counseling & Testing Centre (ICTC) is an entry point to care & support services, which provides people with an opportunity to learn and accept their HIV serostatus in a confidential environment. Objective: To assess socio-demographic profiles, seropositivity and risk behavior pattern of client attending ICTC Rajendra Institute Of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Study design: cross-sectional observational study. Setting: Integrated Counseling & Testing Centre (ICTC) in microbiology department attached to RIMS, Ranchi. All the 1463 attendees attended the ICTC between January to March 2013 were included in the study. Study variable: Age, Sex, Marital-status, Level of education, Occupation, Residence, HIV sero-status and pattern of risk behavior in relation to HIV. Statistical Analysis: Proportions. Results: Out of 1463 ICTC attendees 6.9% were seropositive. 87.88% male and 85.71% female were seropositive belongs to the age group 15-49 yrs. 80.19% of HIV positives were married. 37.62% of HIV positives were illiterate. Among the male sero-positive 28.79% were drivers (truckers & local transport workers). 25.74% out of 101 seropositive belongs to Ranchi district in Jharkhand. 53.03% of HIV positive among male attendees were gave history of casual/non-commercial, non-regular partner.