Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Reoccurrence of Opportunistic Infections Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending the ART Clinic at Public Health Facilities in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia

Maycas Dembelu, Teklu Woseneleh Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Maycas DembeluDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, EthiopiaTel +251 936704900Email MaycasDembelu27@gmail.comBackground: Opportunist...

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Autores principales:	Dembelu M, Woseneleh T
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cd8566f8721a4478afbc2c813e7de6752021-12-02T16:32:46ZPrevalence of and Factors Associated with Reoccurrence of Opportunistic Infections Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending the ART Clinic at Public Health Facilities in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia1179-1373https://doaj.org/article/cd8566f8721a4478afbc2c813e7de6752021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-of-and-factors-associated-with-reoccurrence-of-opportunisti-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-HIVhttps://doaj.org/toc/1179-1373Maycas Dembelu, Teklu Woseneleh Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Maycas DembeluDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, EthiopiaTel +251 936704900Email MaycasDembelu27@gmail.comBackground: Opportunistic infections (OIs) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are infections that are more frequent or more severe than normal because of HIV-mediated immunosuppression. When these OIs occur in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients in the form of relapse or reinfection, they are said to be a reoccurrence of OI. This study will try to identify gaps in addressing the burden in the study area.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 HIV/AIDS patients with previous OIs attending a public health facility in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia. This study was conducted from 5 April 2020 to 20 April 2020. Computer-generated simple random sampling was used to select the study participants. Analysis was performed using SPSS version 25 statistical software. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the reoccurrence of OIs. A P value of ≤ 0.05 was used to determine significant association. The results were reported as numerical figures, tables, and diagrams, based on the type of data.Results: The mean ± standard deviation age of the 450 study participants was 34.3± 8.47 years. Eighty patients (17.8%) had chronic disease. In total, 119 HIV/AIDS patients (26.4%) were diagnosed with reoccurrence of OIs. Pulmonary tuberculosis was the major reoccurring OI. Age, rural residence, chronic disease, baseline anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence, current hemoglobin level, and current cell differentiation-4 (CD4) count were factors significantly associated with reoccurrence.Conclusion: Although the magnitude of reoccurrence of OIs was lower than in previous studies, efforts have to be continued among stakeholders to tackle factors associated with the reoccurrence of OIs.Keywords: reoccurrence, HIV/AIDS patients, prevalence, Arba Minch townDembelu MWoseneleh TDove Medical Pressarticlereoccurrencehiv/aids patientsprevalencearba minch townImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607ENHIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, Vol Volume 13, Pp 867-876 (2021)
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spellingShingle	reoccurrence hiv/aids patients prevalence arba minch town Immunologic diseases. Allergy RC581-607 Dembelu M Woseneleh T Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Reoccurrence of Opportunistic Infections Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending the ART Clinic at Public Health Facilities in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia
description	Maycas Dembelu, Teklu Woseneleh Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Maycas DembeluDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, EthiopiaTel +251 936704900Email MaycasDembelu27@gmail.comBackground: Opportunistic infections (OIs) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are infections that are more frequent or more severe than normal because of HIV-mediated immunosuppression. When these OIs occur in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients in the form of relapse or reinfection, they are said to be a reoccurrence of OI. This study will try to identify gaps in addressing the burden in the study area.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 HIV/AIDS patients with previous OIs attending a public health facility in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia. This study was conducted from 5 April 2020 to 20 April 2020. Computer-generated simple random sampling was used to select the study participants. Analysis was performed using SPSS version 25 statistical software. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the reoccurrence of OIs. A P value of ≤ 0.05 was used to determine significant association. The results were reported as numerical figures, tables, and diagrams, based on the type of data.Results: The mean ± standard deviation age of the 450 study participants was 34.3± 8.47 years. Eighty patients (17.8%) had chronic disease. In total, 119 HIV/AIDS patients (26.4%) were diagnosed with reoccurrence of OIs. Pulmonary tuberculosis was the major reoccurring OI. Age, rural residence, chronic disease, baseline anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence, current hemoglobin level, and current cell differentiation-4 (CD4) count were factors significantly associated with reoccurrence.Conclusion: Although the magnitude of reoccurrence of OIs was lower than in previous studies, efforts have to be continued among stakeholders to tackle factors associated with the reoccurrence of OIs.Keywords: reoccurrence, HIV/AIDS patients, prevalence, Arba Minch town
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author	Dembelu M Woseneleh T
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title	Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Reoccurrence of Opportunistic Infections Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending the ART Clinic at Public Health Facilities in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia
title_short	Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Reoccurrence of Opportunistic Infections Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending the ART Clinic at Public Health Facilities in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia
title_full	Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Reoccurrence of Opportunistic Infections Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending the ART Clinic at Public Health Facilities in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia
title_fullStr	Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Reoccurrence of Opportunistic Infections Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending the ART Clinic at Public Health Facilities in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Reoccurrence of Opportunistic Infections Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending the ART Clinic at Public Health Facilities in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia
title_sort	prevalence of and factors associated with reoccurrence of opportunistic infections among adult hiv/aids patients attending the art clinic at public health facilities in arba minch town, southern ethiopia
publisher	Dove Medical Press
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Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Reoccurrence of Opportunistic Infections Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending the ART Clinic at Public Health Facilities in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia

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