Prevalence of opportunistic bacterial infections (tuberculosis and pneumonia) among people with HIV in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with weakened immune systems, such as those living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), are more vulnerable to opportunistic bacterial infections, which include tuberculosis and pneumonia. This systematic review and meta-analysis looked at the pooled prevalence of opportunistic bacterial infections among people living with HIV in different regions of Ethiopia.

Methods

By looking through open online databases, articles written in English were considered. Joanna Briggs Institute's critical appraisal tool for prevalence study was used to check the quality of each article. Inverse variance (I2), sensitivity analysis, funnel plot, and Egger's regression tests were used to check heterogeneity and publication bias. Because of a high heterogeneity, a rando

SUBMITTER: Aemiro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12539741 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature