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ArticleHIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)2020

Intestinal Parasitic Infections among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy Attending Debretabor General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Ermias Alemayehu, Alemu Gedefie, Aderaw Adamu, Jemal Mohammed, Brhanu Kassanew, Berhanu Kebede, Melaku Ashagrie Belete

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Article in HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ermias AlemayehuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie 1145, Ethiopia.
Alemu GedefieDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie 1145, Ethiopia.
Aderaw AdamuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie 1145, Ethiopia.
Jemal MohammedDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie 1145, Ethiopia.
Brhanu KassanewDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Berhanu KebedeDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Semera University, Semera, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-0657-8669
Melaku Ashagrie BeleteDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie 1145, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-0706-9903
Wollo University · ETSamara University · ETWoldia University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParasitic infections are known causes of morbidity among HIV-infected patients with low CD4

methodsA health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 383 HIV-infected patients attending the ART clinic of Debretabor General Hospital, northern Ethiopia from December 2018 to March 2019. An interview-based structured questionnaire was used to gather sociodemographic and risk-factor data. About 5 g fresh stool and 4 mL venous blood were collected from each patient, then transported and tested in accordance with laboratory-standard operating procedures. Data obtained were entered into SPSS version 22.0 and analyzed.

resultsThe overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 25.3%, with 18% and 23.8% by direct wet-mount and formol ether-concentration technique, respectively. Eight (2.1%) patients were infected by multiple parasites using the concentration technique.

conclusionRelatively higher prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was found among HIV/AIDS patients. The distribution of intestinal parasites was greatly affected by illiteracy, reduced CD4

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antiretroviral therapydebretaborHIV/AIDSintestinal parasitesrisk factors

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