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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 137, Issue -, Pages 82-89Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.09.018
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HIV; Asymptomatic malaria; Hematologic abnormalities; Kenya; Uganda; Nigeria
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This study investigated the hematologic abnormalities in malaria-asymptomatic people living with HIV in regions with different levels of malaria transmission. The results showed that anemia, leucopenia, and thrombocytopenia varied across different geographic sites, with PLHIV having higher odds of anemia and leucopenia.
Objectives: HIV and malaria coinfection impacts disease management and clinical outcomes. This study investigated hematologic abnormalities in malaria-asymptomatic people living with HIV (PLHIV) in regions with differing malaria transmission.Methods: Study participants were enrolled in the African Cohort Study: two sites in Kenya, one in Uganda, and one in Nigeria. Data was collected at enrollment and every 6 months. Logistic regression estimated odds ratios for associations between HIV/malaria status and anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leucopenia.Results: Samples from 1587 participants with one or more visits comprising 1471 (92.7%) from PLHIV and 116 (7.3%) without HIV were analyzed. Parasite point prevalence significantly differed across the study sites (P <0.001). PLHIV had higher odds of anemia, with males at lower odds compared to females; the odds of anemia decreased with age, reaching significance in those >= 50 years old. Participants in Kisumu, Kenya had higher odds of anemia compared to other sites. PLHIV had higher odds of leucopenia, but malaria co-infection was not associated with worsened leucopenia. The odds of thrombocytopenia were decreased in HIV/malaria co-infection compared to the uninfected group.Conclusion: Hematological parameters are important indicators of health and disease. In PLHIV with asymptomatic malaria co-infection enrolled across four geographic sites in three African countries, abnormalities in hematologic parameters differ in different malaria transmission settings and are region-specific.
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