Open Access<p>Intestinal Parasitic Infections among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy Attending Debretabor General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Ermiyas Alemayehu,
Alemu Gedefie,
Aderaw Adamu,
Jemal Mohammed,
Brhanu Kassanew,
Berhanu Kebede,
Melaku Ashagrie Belete
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s275358
Subject(s) - medicine , ascaris lumbricoides , cross sectional study , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , immunology , helminths , viral load , pathology
Parasitic infections are known causes of morbidity among HIV-infected patients with low CD4 + counts who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART), mainly as a result of immuno suppression. This study aimed to assess the extent of intestinal parasitic infection and related risk factors among HIV-infected patients attending ART clinic at Debretabor General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia.