The prevalence of malaria among HIV seropositive individuals and the impact of the co- infection on their hemoglobin levels

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dc.contributor.authorTay, Sammy C. K
dc.contributor.authorBadu, Kingsley
dc.contributor.authorMensah, Anthony A.
dc.contributor.authorGbedema, Stephen Y.
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-22T11:59:48Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T02:03:11Z
dc.date.available2020-06-22T11:59:48Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T02:03:11Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-01
dc.descriptionAn article published by BioMed Central and also available at DOI 10.1186/s12941-015-0064-6en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Malaria and HIV/AIDS are the two most common infections in sub-Sahara Africa. There are hypotheses and study reports on the possible association between these two infections, hence the prevalence and outcome of their co-infection in an endemic population will be important in defining healthcare strategies. A cross sectional study was carried out at the Holy Family Hospital in Techiman, Ghana, between November 2011 and January 2012, to determine the prevalence of malaria among HIV sero-positive patients and its impact on hemoglobin levels. Method: A total of 400 HIV sero-positive participants (292 females and 108 males) aged between 1 and 73 years were randomly sampled for the study. A questionnaire was administered and 2 ml of venous blood samples were drawn for malaria parasites detection, CD4 count and haemoglobin level estimations. Results: Malaria parasites were detected in 47 (11.75%) of the participants. There was no statistically significant difference between the malaria prevalence rate of females (12.1%) and males (10.2%) P = 0.6047. An overall anaemia prevalence of 67% was observed. Among participants with malaria the anaemia prevalence was 93.6%. The CD4 cell count of all the participants ranged between 3 and 1604 cells/μl with a mean of 386.2 (±274.3) cells/μl. Participants with malaria had CD4 cell count ranged 3 and 512 Cells/μl with the mean being 186.33 (±133.49) Cells/μl. Out of 377 participants (all above 15 years) interviewed on knowledge of malaria transmission and prevention, 87.0% had knowledge on transmission but only 8.5% use in bed nets. Conclusion: It was revealed that almost all the patients with malaria infection were anemic.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUSTen_US
dc.identifier.citationTay et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (2015) 14:10. The prevalence of malaria among HIV seropositive individuals and the impact of the co- infection on their hemoglobin levels. DOI 10.1186/s12941-015-0064-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/12501
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectCD4 cellsen_US
dc.subjectMalaria co-infectionen_US
dc.subjectAnaemiaen_US
dc.subjectAnti-retroviralen_US
dc.titleThe prevalence of malaria among HIV seropositive individuals and the impact of the co- infection on their hemoglobin levelsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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