Abstract
Intestinal parasitic infections play a vital role in the prognosis of HIV/AIDS in patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in HIV-infected individuals in two health facilities in Abuja-Nigeria. A cross sectional study was conducted in two sites: the GEDE AIDS and Infectious Diseases Research Institute (GAIDRI), and the Human Virology Institute-General Hospital Asokoro-Abuja, Nigeria. A total of 119 subjects were recruited (85 HIV infected and 34 HIV negative). Stool specimens collected were analyzed macroscopically and microscopically for consistency and the presence of enteric parasites. The overall prevalence rate of enteroparasites obtained in this study was 22.7% (27/119). The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in HIV infected patients was 24.7 %; while in HIV negative persons, it was 17.6%. However, the high rate obtained for HIV infected patients was not statistically significant (p> 0.05). Although the prevalence rate of enteric parasites in HIV/AIDS patients was higher than in HIV negative individuals, this difference is not statistically significant. Even though there was no statistical difference in the two groups, parasitic infections in HIV/AIDS patients often result in debilitating illness.
Highlights
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS pandemic is a major public health crisis facing the world today
The overall prevalence rate of enteroparasites obtained in this study was 22.7% (27/ 119)
Sub-Sahara Africa is already over burdened by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and chronic diarrhea due to intestinal parasites is common in this region[5,6,7]
Summary
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a major public health crisis facing the world today. An estimated 33.0 (30.3 – 36.2) million adults and children are living with the virus worldwide[1]. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the regions that have been hardest hit by this pandemic; with an estimated 22 (20.5 – 23.6) million adults and children living with the virus in this part of the world[1]. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in HIV-infected individuals in two health facilities in Abuja-Nigeria. The high rate obtained for HIV infected patients was not statistically significant (p> 0.05). Conclusion: the prevalence rate of enteric parasites in HIV/AIDS patients was higher than in HIV negative individuals, this difference is not statistically significant. Even though there was no statistical difference in the two groups, parasitic infections in HIV/AIDS patients often result in debilitating illness.
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