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Table 3 Distribution of any parasite and Cryptosporidium infections in relation to diarrheal status and CD4 T-cell count in the study population in Hawassa University Hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2013–2014

From: Cryptosporidium and other intestinal parasitic infections among HIV patients in southern Ethiopia: significance of improved HIV-related care

CD4+ count/μl

Diarrhea status

No. tested (%)

No. positive for any parasite (%)

P-value

No. positive for Cryptosporidium

P-value

< 200

No

180(65.2)

63(35)

0.16

27(15)

0.01

 

Acute

50(18.1)

15(30)

 

3(6)

 
 

Chronic

46(16.7)

22(47.8)

 

13(28.3)

 

Total

276(56.2)

100(36.2)

 

43(15.6)

 

200 – 499

Acute

103(71)

27(26.2)

0.03

7(6.8)

 

Chronic

42(29)

19(45.2)

 

9(1.4)

 

≥ 500

Acute

56(80)

24(42.9)

0.63

5(8.9)

 

Chronic

14(20)

7(50)

 

1(7.1)

 
 

Total

215 (43.8)

77(35.8)

 

22(10.2)