ArticleAfrican health sciences2011
Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among HIV/AIDS patients from two health institutions in Abuja, Nigeria.
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- Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in West and Central Africa.Parasites & vectors · 2019Pooled it
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- Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors in HIV positive and negative patients in Northwest Region, Cameroon.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- National burden of intestinal parasitic infections and its determinants among people living with HIV/AIDS on anti-retroviral therapy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2022Review
- Cryptosporidiosis And Other Intestinal Parasitic Infections And Concomitant Threats Among HIV-Infected Children In Southern Ethiopia Receiving First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
- Intestinal parasitosis among HIV/AIDS patients who are on anti-retroviral therapy in Kombolcha, North Central, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- Frequency and distribution patterns of opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS in Uganda.BMC research notes · 2016Observational
- A Study of Parasitic and Bacterial Pathogens Associated with Diarrhea in HIV-Positive Patients.Cureus · 2016Article
- Clinical Characteristic of the HIV/AIDS Patients with Cryptosporidiosis Referring to Behavioral Diseases Consultation Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran in 2013.Iranian journal of pathology · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntestinal parasitic infections play a vital role in the prognosis of HIV/AIDS in patients.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in HIV-infected individuals in two health facilities in Abuja-Nigeria.
methodsA cross sectional study was conducted in two sites: the GEDE AIDS and Infectious Diseases Research Institute (GAIDRI), and the Human Virology Institute-General Hospital Asokoro-Abuja, Nigeria. A total of 119 subjects were recruited (85 HIV infected and 34 HIV negative). Stool specimens collected were analyzed macroscopically and microscopically for consistency and the presence of enteric parasites.
resultsThe overall prevalence rate of enteroparasites obtained in this study was 22.7% (27/119). The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in HIV infected patients was 24.7 %; while in HIV negative persons, it was 17.6%. However, the high rate obtained for HIV infected patients was not statistically significant (p> 0.05).
conclusionAlthough the prevalence rate of enteric parasites in HIV/AIDS patients was higher than in HIV negative individuals, this difference is not statistically significant. Even though there was no statistical difference in the two groups, parasitic infections in HIV/AIDS patients often result in debilitating illness.
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