The Prevalence Of Hivmalaria Co-infection During Pregnancy In Adama Hospital And Awash Sebat Kilo Health Center Ethiopia

The study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and severity of malaria in HIV positive pregnant and non-pregnant women who receive antiretroviral therapy (ART). The level of malaria prevalence, disease severity (as measured by parasite density and Hb level); and immune status (as measured by CD4+± T cell count) were determined for 500 HIV positive women from Adama hospital and ‘Awash Sebat Kilo’ health center. 18.4% of the HIV positive women were pregnant and a total of 22.2% were malaria infected. Among the pregnant HIV positive women, 44.6% were malaria infected. Compared to the non-pregnant HIV/malaria co-infected, pregnant HIV/malaria co-infected women, on the average, had a significantly higher (P

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