Anemia among children living with HIV/AIDS on HAART in Mekelle Hospital, Tigray regional state of northern ethiopia – a cross-sectional study

BMC Pediatrics

Gebrekidan Gebrezigher¹  Haftay Gebrehiwot²  Letegebriel Girmay²  Feven Tesfay²  Gebreslassie Gebremariam²  Haftu Hailekiros²  Abrha Gebregerges²  Gebreyohannes Teklehaimanot²  Hadush Bekuretsion³ 

[1] Department of Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University;Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University;Tigray Health Research Institute;

关键词: Anemia;    Children;    HIV/AIDS;    HAART;    Tigray;    Ethiopia;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12887-021-02960-1

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Anemia is a common complication of HIV/AIDS in children. There is lack of evidence on anemia prevalence among children living with HIV/AIDS on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in Tigray regional state, which the current study aimed to generate. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 241 children living with HIV/AIDS on HAART attending the antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinic of Mekelle hospital from November 2018-January 2019. Socio-demographic data were collected using a structured pretested questionnaire. Participants’ hemoglobin level was utilized to determine the prevalence of anemia. WHO cut-off values for Hgb were used to categorise the severity of anemia. Microscopic examination was performed for morphological classification of anemia. Results Among the participants, 7 % (n = 16) were anemic in this study. Of these, 56 %, 19 %, and 25 % had mild, moderate, and severe anemia, respectively. Morphologically, normocytic-normochromic anemia was found the most common type of anemia in this study. Conclusions The prevalence of anemia among participants was low in this study. However, a considerable proportion of participants had severe anemia, requiring regular monitoring of anemia status in these patients for better clinical outcomes and quality of life improvements.

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