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    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
    (Addis Abeba University, 2021-03) Kassaye, Birhanu; Dr.Wolde, Mistire(MSc, PhD); Zerfu, Biruk(MSc, Ph.D. fellow)
    Background: Intestinal parasitic infections (IPI) and HIV/AIDS have been the leading and persisting public health problems in the world. There vital causes of morbidity and mortality are remarkably high in sub-Saharan Africa, this study aimed to determine the Prevalence of Intestinal parasites and Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) among HIV-positive individuals in Saint Peter Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among patients attending saint peter hospital from December 2019 to May 2020. A total of 328 participants were select by using convenient sampling method. Socio-demographic data and knowledge, attitude and practice were collected using a structured questioner. Stool specimen was collected using clean container and processed and analyzed for parasitological examination using direct wet mount, formal-ether sedimentation, and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining techniques. Venous blood was collected and the CD4+ T-lymphocyte and hemoglobin analyzed by Presto instrument. The data were analyzed by using SPSS version 23 and P values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Result: A total of 328 HIV-positive individuals (59.8% female) of age ranging from 13-72 years (mean= 41.8, SD 10.8) participated in this study. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites among the study participants was 26.2% (86/328), from this 88.4% (76/86) was infected by single parasite, [Entamoeba histolytica/dispar 48.7 % (37/76),Giardia intestinalis 30.3% (23/76), Taenia species 10.5% (8/76), Ascaris lumbricoides 3.9% (3/76), Strongyloides stercoralis5.3% (4/76), and Hymenolepis nana 1.3% (1/76)]. Co-infection was accounted 11.6% (10/86)[ Entamoeba histolytica/dispar and Giardia intestinalis 70 % (7/10), Entamoeba histolytica/dispar and Strongyloides stercoralis 30 % (3/10)] and IP was significantly associated with CD4 count < 200 AOR [4.736 CI (2.338-9.594); P-value <0.001], and also Anemia AOR [3.271 CI (1.06910.010); P-value 0.038 of all study participants interviewed for their knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAPs), 89.9% had good knowledge, 88.4% had a positive attitude and 77.7% had good practice about intestinal parasitosis. Conclusion;-Intestinal parasitic infections are still common health problems among HIV/ADIS patients in the study area, so the health professionals need to give attention to parasitological examinations in the routine treatment of HIV/AIDS patients and also give education on these three parts knowledge, attitude and practice, but more focus and follow up on the practice of HIV/AIDS patients on transmission, prevention, and control mechanisms of intestinal parasitosis.