Open AccessPrevalence of opportunistic intestinal parasites and associated factors among HIV patients while receiving ART at Arba Minch Hospital in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Getaneh Alemu,
Dagninet Alelign,
Ashenafi Abossie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v28i2.6
Subject(s) - cryptosporidium , cross sectional study , medicine , cyclospora , intestinal parasite , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , helminths , biology , feces , pathology , paleontology
Opportunistic Intestinal Parasites (OIPs) commonly cause morbidity in HIV/AIDS patients due to the decline of CD4 + T-cells. The burden of Opportunistic Intestinal Parasitic Infections (OIPIs) in Ethiopia is expected to be high due to poor sanitation and co-pandemicity of HIV/AIDs. Therefore, frequent assessment of the magnitude and associated factors for intestinal parasitosis is essential for the management of HIV/AIDS patients.