Opportunistic infections among people living with HIV/AIDS attending antiretroviral therapy clinics in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Autor: Genet Gebremichael, Niguse Tadele, Ketema Bizuwork Gebremedhin, Daniel Mengistu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Research Notes, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1756-0500
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-024-06888-4
Popis: Abstract Introduction Opportunistic infections (OIs) are more common and severe among people with suppressed immunity like those living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH). This study aimed to assess the prevalence of OIs and associated factors among PLWH attending antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics in the Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia. Methods A facility based retrospective cohort study was conducted from April to June 2018 among PLWH attending ART clinics in Gedeo zone, Ethiopia from November 2016 – November 2017. A simple random sampling method was used to select the both paper based and electronic study participants’ charts. Adjusted odds ratios were calculated using multivariable logistic regression analysis for variables statistically significant at 95% confidence interval under bivariable logistic regression analysis, and significance was declared at P
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