Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and virological non-suppression among children living with HIV in a low transmission area in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Afrane A, Alhassan Y, Amoah L, Nyarko M, Addo-Lartey A, Paintsil E, Torpey K. Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and virological non-suppression among children living with HIV in a low transmission area in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2024, 24: 1144. PMID: 39394078, PMCID: PMC11470549, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09974-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAsymptomatic InfectionsChildCoinfectionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGhanaHIV InfectionsHumansMalariaMaleParasitemiaViral LoadConceptsVirological non-suppressionAsymptomatic malaria parasitaemiaKorle Bu Teaching HospitalLow transmission areasMalaria parasitaemiaAntiretroviral therapyNon-suppressionCross-sectional studyUndetectable viral load levelsProportion of HIV-infected childrenStudy populationBackgroundHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV-infected childrenPaediatric HIV clinicMalaria preventive behaviorsResultsThe median ageViral load levelsLow-level viraemiaTransmission areasMethodsThis cross-sectional studyAsymptomatic malariaMalaria parasitemiaMalaria casesChi-square testProportion of children