Cryptosporidium infection among HIV positive and HIV negative out-patients attending selected HIV care hospitals in Gboko, Benue state, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.54117/jcbr.v4i3.3Keywords:
Cryptosporidium infection, Prevalence, out-patients, Gboko, Benue StateAbstract
Globally, Cryptosporidium infection continues to be of significant public health importance and one major causal organism of diarrhoea in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. This cross-sectional study was carried out to survey the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection among HIV positive and HIV negative subjects attending selected hospitals in Gboko Township. A total of 300 stool samples comprising 200 from HIV positive and 100 from HIV negative subjects were collected and analyzed using formol ether oocyst concentration technique and modified Ziehl Neelsen technique. Other information concerning demography and risk factors were obtained with the aid of structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using chi-square test and P≤0.05 were considered significant. Overall, 122 samples comprising 88 from HIV positive patients and 34 from HIV negative patients were positive for Cryptosporidium oocysts with an overall infection prevalence of 40.7%. Males recorded the highest prevalence of 42.9% while age group 50-59 had 50.0%. Patients who presented with watery stool had the highest Cryptosporidium infection rate of 81.8% while those who do not wash their hands and others who only wash occasionally after going to the toilet revealed the highest prevalence of 43.8%. Civil servants as well as patients who normally drink water from river/streams had higher prevalence of 45.8% and 60.0% respectively (P>0.05) when compared with their counterpart. Cryptosporidium infection was significantly associated with the consistency of the stool samples (P < 0.001). Hence, watery stool is strongly implicated as a sign of Cryptosporidium infection among HIV positive and HIV negative subjects in Gboko. Thus, improved sanitation and good personal hygiene should be adopted to avoid infection.
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