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ArticleThe open AIDS journal2018

Socio-Behavioral Risk Factors Associated with Cryptosporidiosis in HIV/AIDS Patients Visiting the HIV Referral Clinic at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

Yeboah K Opoku, Johnson N Boampong, Irene Ayi, Godwin Kwakye-Nuako, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Harriet Koranteng, George Ghartey-Kwansah, Kwame K Asare

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Article in The open AIDS journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Use-case scenarios for an anti-Cryptosporidium therapeutic.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Yeboah K OpokuDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, Collage of Health and Allied Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Johnson N BoampongDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, Collage of Health and Allied Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Irene AyiDepartment of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 581, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Godwin Kwakye-NuakoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, Collage of Health and Allied Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Dorcas Obiri-YeboahSchool of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Harriet KorantengJiamusi University No. 148, Xuefu Road, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China.
George Ghartey-KwansahDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, Collage of Health and Allied Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Kwame K AsareDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, Collage of Health and Allied Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
University of Cape Coast · GHNagasaki University · JPNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research · GHNortheast Agricultural University · CNShaanxi Normal University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo identify the socio-behavioral risk factors associated with cryptosporidiosis among HIV/AIDS patients with chronic diarrhea symptoms visiting the HIV referral clinic at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 50 HIV/AIDS patients with recurrent diarrhea. Questionnaires were administered to collect social and behavioral risk factors associated with

resultsTwenty-seven (54%) of the subjects were infected with enteric protozoan pathogens. The prevalences of

conclusionWe report the risk factor for exposure of

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Cape CoastCD4+Chronic diarrheaCryptosporidium oocystGhanaHIV/AIDSHIV referral clinicRisk factorsSachet water

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PMCPMC6182914
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