The relationship between malaria and HIV.
OBJECTIVE
To determine if there is an association between HIV and malaria infection.


METHODS
A cross sectional survey.


METHODS
Sanyati Rural District, a malarious endemic area of Zimbabwe.


METHODS
338 volunteers aged 15 months to 76 years.


METHODS
Prevalence of Malaria and HIV.


RESULTS
The prevalence of malaria and HIV was 26.6% and 26.3% respectively. There was no association between prevalence of HIV and malaria.


CONCLUSIONS
There is no association between malaria and HIV.
Tswana
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SA
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zimbabwe Medical School, Avondale, Harare.
Nystrom
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Moyo
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Nzara
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Boone
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology