dc.contributor.author | Chepkondol, Geoffrey K | |
dc.contributor.author | Jolly, Pauline E | |
dc.contributor.author | Yatich, Nelly | |
dc.contributor.author | Mbowe, Omar | |
dc.contributor.author | Jaoko, Walter G | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-20T05:51:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-20T05:51:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ahs/article/view/197826 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/153442 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in significant decrease in opportunistic infections (OIs), OIs continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality among HIV patients.
Objective: To determine the prevalence and types of HIV/AIDS-related OIs among patients attending Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to August 2010 among patients ≥19 years. An interviewer-ad- ministered questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic factors, HIV and OIs. CD4 data were extracted from clinical records.
Results: Most patients (72%) had lived with HIV for ≤ 5 years and 78.8% had an OI. The 3 most common OIs were TB (35%), Herpes Zoster (HZ; 15.4%) and oral thrush (OT; 8%). Years of HIV infection significantly predicted TB (p=0.01). Patients with CD4 ≤ 349 were almost twice as likely to have TB, than those with CD4 ≥500. Type of occupation predicted OT (p=0.04) with skilled workers less likely to have OT. Patients with primary/vocational/technical education were >3 times more likely to have HZ than those with tertiary education.
Conclusion: Due to the complex management of HIV and its associated OIs, appropriate implementation of the recom- mended guidelines for care and prevention among patients at KNH is important. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | HIV-related opportunistic infections; Kenyatta National Hospital; Kenya. | en_US |
dc.title | Types and prevalence of HIV-related opportunistic infections/conditions among HIV-positive patients attending Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |