Open AccessPrevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection and Associated Factors Among HAART Initiated Children Attending at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Biruk Bayleyegn,
Berhanu Woldu,
Aregawi Yalew,
Desie Kasew,
Fikir Asrie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s287659
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , cross sectional study , medical record , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , immunology , pathology
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and intestinal parasites co-infections are the most common causes of clinical illness and death, especially for children living in resource constrained setting. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasites among highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) initiated children.