Prevalence Of Intestinal Parasites And Its Association Factors Knowledge Attitude And Practice About Intestinal Parasite Among Hiv-positive Individual In Saint Peter Tb Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Background: Intestinal parasitic infections (IPI) and HIV/AIDS have been the leading andrnpersisting public health problems in the world. There vital causes of morbidity and mortality arernremarkably high in sub-Saharan Africa, this study aimed to determine the Prevalence ofrnIntestinal parasites and Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) among HIV-positivernindividuals in Saint Peter Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia rnMethods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among patients attending saint peter hospitalrnfrom December 2019 to May 2020. A total of 328 participants were select by using convenientrnsampling method. Socio-demographic data and knowledge, attitude and practice were collectedrnusing a structured questioner. Stool specimen was collected using clean container and processedrnand analyzed for parasitological examination using direct wet mount, formal-etherrnsedimentation, and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining techniques. Venous blood was collected andrnthe CD4+ T-lymphocyte and hemoglobin analyzed by Presto instrument. The data were analyzedrnby using SPSS version 23 and P values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.rnResult: A total of 328 HIV-positive individuals (59.8% female) of age ranging from 13-72 yearsrn(mean= 41.8, SD 10.8) participated in this study. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitesrnamong the study participants was 26.2% (86/328), from this 88.4% (76/86) was infected byrnsingle parasite, [Entamoeba histolytica/dispar 48.7 % (37/76),Giardia intestinalis 30.3% (23/76),rnTaenia species 10.5% (8/76), Ascaris lumbricoides 3.9% (3/76), Strongyloides stercoralis5.3%rn(4/76), and Hymenolepis nana 1.3% (1/76)]. Co-infection was accounted 11.6% (10/86)[rnEntamoeba histolytica/dispar and Giardia intestinalis 70 % (7/10), Entamoeba histolytica/disparrnand Strongyloides stercoralis 30 % (3/10)] and IP was significantly associated with CD4 count