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| Title: | High prevalence of HIV and malaria co-infection in urban Douala, Cameroon |
| Author: | Nkuo-Akenji, Theresa |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Periodical: | African Journal of AIDS Research |
| Volume: | 7 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 229-235 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Cameroon |
| Subjects: | AIDS malaria medical research |
| External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/AJAR.2008.7.2.8.525 |
| Abstract: | Malaria and HIV/AIDS are both major health problems, which each cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Given the wide geographic overlap of these diseases, co-infection would be expected to have a significant impact on the health of co-infected persons. A prospective cohort study was undertaken among 684 adult hospital attendees in Douala, Littoral Province, Cameroon. The objectives were to determine the prevalence of HIV/malaria co-infection and to determine and compare the prevalence of some parasitological, haematological and clinical parameters between co-infection and mono-infection with HIV or malaria in the study population. Information was collected on HIV serostatus, and malaria parasitaemia was assessed from blood smears by microscopy. A total of 105 individuals were successfully followed up for six months in 2006; twelve deaths were recorded within this period, nine of which were co-infected patients. The results of the study add to the existing pool of data from similar studies showing that HIV/malaria co-infections have a significant effect on a patient's clinical outcome. The data provide a basis for more elaborate studies with a larger sample size and follow-up of longer duration in the study region. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract, edited] |
