Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Dessie Health Science College, Dessie, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence of Opportunistic and other Intestinal Parasites Infections and its Associated Factors among HIV/AIDS Patients attending at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia
  Author(s): Habtye Bisetegn*, Melaku Dires, Tigist Muluneh, Mihret Kassa, Mastewal Bazezew and Lubaba Seid
  
  Introduction: Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV) deplete CD4+ T cell in human and weaken the immune system, this makes HIV positive patients more susceptible to parasitic and other opportunistic infection. Intestinal parasitic infection plays vital role in the prognosis of people living with HIV/AIDS. This study was aimed to determine the magnitude of intestinal parasitic infection and its determinant among people living HIV/AIDS. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2020 to April 2020. A total of 223 study participants were recruited using simple random sampling. A Pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic and other risk factor data. A stool sample was collected to detect parasitic infection using wet mount, formol-ether concentration and Modified ziehl-neelsen technique. The whole .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2155-6113.2021.12.845

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