Malaria and intestinal parasite co-infection and its association with anaemia among people living with HIV in Buea, Southwest Cameroon: A community-based retrospective cohort study
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Jan 28, 2021
Sandie SM, Sumbele IUN, Tasah MM, et al. - In view of the reports describing that the co-infection with combinations of intestinal and malaria parasites can have a great impact on anemia among people living with HIV (PLWH), researchers conducted this community-based retrospective cohort study examining the prevalence and correlation of infections with anaemia in PLWH and HIV-negative individuals in Buea, Cameroon from March to August 2019. Participants were 190 PLWH and 216 consenting HIV-negative individuals from the Buea community. Among these participants, malaria parasite (MP), intestinal parasites (IPs) and MP/IP co-infection prevalences were 15.5%, 13.0% and 3.0% respectively. Compared with HIV-negative participants, PLWH had a higher prevalence of MP, IPs and MP/IPs co-infection. Findings overall suggest malaria and intestinal parasites to remain public health concerns among PLWH and anemia as a serious hematological abnormality gets worsened even with the viral load suppression. Therefore, they recommend routine medical check-ups among PLWH.
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