Publication date: Jan 20, 2025
This study aims to assess the magnitude of opportunistic infection (OI) and to identify factors associated with OIs among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral treatment (ART), attending HIV care and treatment clinics. A hospital-based cross-sectional study. The study was conducted at Muhimbili National Hospital, Mwananyamala and Temeke Regional Referral Hospitals, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We enrolled 382 PLHIV on ART who were attending HIV care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam. Structured questionnaires were used to collect socio-demographic information, and a checklist was used to extract clinical characteristics from the client’s HIV care and treatment clinic cards. Information was subjected to descriptive and regression analysis using Stata V. 13. All factors were considered significant at p
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Semantics
Type | Source | Name |
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disease | MESH | opportunistic infections |
disease | MESH | AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections |
disease | MESH | AIDS |
disease | MESH | HIV Infections |
disease | MESH | INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
disease | MESH | Tuberculosis |
pathway | KEGG | Tuberculosis |