Open AccessPREVALENCE AND CLINICAL FORMS OF MALARIA AMONG FEBRILE HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN SEEN AT USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SOKOTO, NIGERIA
Author(s) -
M Amodu-Sanni,
H Ahmed,
Jiya Nm,
T Yusuf,
Usman Muhammad Sani,
KO Isezuo,
MO Ugege,
A J Mikailu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
african journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2505-0419
pISSN - 2006-0165
DOI - 10.21010/ajid.v14i1.4
Subject(s) - malaria , medicine , pediatrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , population , cohort , immunology , environmental health
Malaria and HIV infections are major health problems facing the world today. Sub-Saharan Africa with 10 percent of world's population harbors more than half the burden of the scourge. The present study determined the prevalence and clinical forms of malaria among febrile HIV-infected children aged 3months to 15years, seen in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, Nigeria.