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Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria in HIV-Infected Subjects on Cotrimoxazole Antimalarial Prophylaxis Attending a Tertiary Health Care Center in Southern Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

by
Ekerette Friday Ekere
1,
Tatfeng Youtchou Mirabeau
2 and
Henshaw Uchechi Okoroiwu
3,*
1
Hematology Laboratory, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar P.M.B. 1278, Nigeria
2
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Yenagoa P.M.B. 071, Nigeria
3
Hematology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Calabar, Calabar P.M.B. 1115, Nigeria
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
GERMS 2020, 10(1), 44-50; https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1184
Submission received: 14 October 2019 / Revised: 1 January 2020 / Accepted: 12 January 2020 / Published: 2 March 2020

Abstract

Introduction: Co-infection has become a major contributor to increased burden of morbidity and mortality in HIV infection. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria in the HIV-infected subjects on antimalarial prophylaxis and provide information to improve management of HIV subjects. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with a purposive sampling. Microscopy method was used for the confirmation of malaria parasitemia status. The study was performed in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, a major tertiary health institution within the period of January to June 2016 involving 100 participants. Results: The majority (65%) of the study participants were females. The majority of the studied population belonged to the age range 33-38 years old. Most (45%) of the patients had CD4 count ≥500 cells/µL. The prevalence of asymptomatic malaria was found to be 13% (13/100). The distribution of asymptomatic malaria based on gender and age were found not to be statistically significant (P > 0.05). Subjects with CD4 count in the range of 200-499 cells/µL had the highest prevalence (24.39%) of asymptomatic malaria. Conclusions: Considering that all the studied participants were on antimalarial prophylaxis, it signals a public health concern to employ more intensive preventive methods in addition to antimalaria prophylaxis.
Keywords: asymptomatic malaria; prevalence of malaria; malaria in HIV; malaria-HIV coinfection asymptomatic malaria; prevalence of malaria; malaria in HIV; malaria-HIV coinfection

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Ekere, E.F.; Mirabeau, T.Y.; Okoroiwu, H.U. Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria in HIV-Infected Subjects on Cotrimoxazole Antimalarial Prophylaxis Attending a Tertiary Health Care Center in Southern Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study. GERMS 2020, 10, 44-50. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1184

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Ekere EF, Mirabeau TY, Okoroiwu HU. Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria in HIV-Infected Subjects on Cotrimoxazole Antimalarial Prophylaxis Attending a Tertiary Health Care Center in Southern Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study. GERMS. 2020; 10(1):44-50. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1184

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Ekere, Ekerette Friday, Tatfeng Youtchou Mirabeau, and Henshaw Uchechi Okoroiwu. 2020. "Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria in HIV-Infected Subjects on Cotrimoxazole Antimalarial Prophylaxis Attending a Tertiary Health Care Center in Southern Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study" GERMS 10, no. 1: 44-50. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1184

APA Style

Ekere, E. F., Mirabeau, T. Y., & Okoroiwu, H. U. (2020). Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria in HIV-Infected Subjects on Cotrimoxazole Antimalarial Prophylaxis Attending a Tertiary Health Care Center in Southern Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study. GERMS, 10(1), 44-50. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1184

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