Table 4 Prevalence of intestinal parasite among HIV/AIDS patients in relation to their CD4⁺ T cell Counts among pre-ART and on-ART HIV patients

C. parvum

132(44)

8(47.1)

11(52.4)

3(21.4)

0.171

36(61)

53(52.5)

21(23.9)

0.000

44(57.8)

65(52.8)

23(22.7)

0.000

B. hominis

75(25)

6(35.3)

5(23.8)

3(21.4)

0.63

13(22)

33(32.7)

15(17.1)

0.039

19(25.0)

38(30.8)

18(17.8)

0.080

Microsporidium spp.

64(21.3)

10(58.8)

4(19.1)

0(0)

0.006

23(39)

23(22.8)

4(4.6)

0.000

33(43.4)

27(21.9)

4(3.9)

0.000

E. hystolytica

22(7.3)

0(0)

4(19.1)

2(14.3)

0.175

1(1.7)

7(6.9)

8(9.1)

0.195

1(1.3)

12(9.7)

9(8.9)

0.065

Isospora belli

13(4.3)

1(5.9)

0(0)

0(0)

0.43

7(11.9)

5(5)

0(0)

0.003

8(10.5)

5(4.1)

0(0.0)

0.003

C. cayetanensis

11(3.6)

0(0)

2(9.5)

0(0)

0.29

4(6.8)

4(4)

1(1.1)

0.15

4(5.2)

6(4.8)

1(0.9)

0.211

G. lambia

10(3.3)

0(0)

1(4.8)

1(7.1)

0.731*

0(0)

4(4)

4(4.6)

0.307*

0(0.0)

5(4.1)

5(4.9)

0.162

Lumbricoides

13(4.3)

1(5.9)

0(0)

1(7.1)

0.509*

2(3.4)

3(3)

6(6.8)

0.421*

3(3.9)

3(2.4)

7(6.9)

0.255

Hookworm

8(2.7)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

-

0(0)

2(2)

6(6.8)

0.072*

0(0.0)

2(1.6)

6(5.9)

0.034*

T. trichuria

7(2.3)

0(0)

1(4.8)

1(7.1)

0.731*

1(1.7)

1(1)

3(3.4)

0.543*

1(1.3)

2(1.6)

4(3.9)

0.409*

H. nana

4(1.3)

0(0)

0(0)

1(7.1)

0.269*

0(0)

3(3)

0(0)

0.183*

0(0.0)

3(2.4)

1(0.9)

0.323*

S. stercoralis

2(0.7)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

-

2(3.4)

0(0)

0(0)

0.056*

2(2.6)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

-

Total

361

26

28

12

89

138

68

115

168

78