Intestinal parasites and HIV in Ethiopian tuberclosis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The distribution of intestinal parasites among patients with tuberculosis in Ethiopia is not well understood.

Objective

This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to determine the pooled national prevalence of intestinal parasites and its association with HIV among patients with tuberculosis in Ethiopia.

Methods

Original articles were searched in PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, World Health Organization's HINARI portal, and supplemented by the hand searching of cross-references. Data were extracted using a standard data extraction checklist. Random-effects model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of intestinal parasites and odds ratio of the association. The I ² statistic was utilized to quantify statistical heterogeneit

SUBMITTER: Dessie G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7490528 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature