Table 3 Prevalence of intestinal parasite among pre-ART individuals (n = 53) and on-ART HIV positive individuals (n = 24) in relation to their CD4 counts in Dessie referral Hospital ART clinic, 2012

Tro.E.histolytica/dispar

7(26.9)

9(34.6)

10(38.5)

.057*

2(28.6)

2(28.6)

3(42.9)

.042**

Tro.G.lamblia

2(15.4)

4(30.8)

7(53.8)

.009*

0(0)

0(0)

6(100)

<.001

Cyst G.lamblia

1(100)

0(0)

0(0)

.432

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

Nd

CystE.histolytica/dispar

5(100)

0(0)

0(0)

.013

4(80)

1(20)

0(0)

.090**

I.belli

0(0)

0(0)

1(100)

.156**

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

Nd

Cryptosporidium spps

0(0)

0(0)

2(100)

.024**

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

Nd

A.lumbricoides

1(25)

3(75)

0(0)

.334**

1(33.3)

2(67.7)

0(0)

.78**

T.tricuria

1(100)

0(0)

0(0)

3(100)

0(0)

0(0)

.39**

E.vermicularis

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

Nd

0(0)

0(0)

1(100)

.03**

S.stercolaris

0(0)

1(100)

0(0)

.487**

0(0)

1(100)

0(0)

.64**

Teania spps

1(33.3)

1(33.3)

1(33.3)

.875**

0(0)

1(100)

0(0)

.64**

H.nana

0(0)

2(100)

0(0)

.235**

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

Nd

S.mansoni

0(0)

1(100)

0(0)

.487**

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

Nd

Protozoan

14(27.5)

11(19.6)

17(58.6)

.014*

6(12.8)

3(4.2)

8(47.1)

.001*

Helminths

3(5.9)

6(10.7)

1(3.4)

2(4.3)

4(5.6)

1(5.9)

protozoa + helminths

0(0)

1(1.8)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

Total

17(33.3)

18(32.1)

18(62.1)

.016*

8(17)

7(9.7)

9(52.9)

.00001*