title: The relationship between malaria and HIV.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zimbabwe Medical School, Avondale, Harare.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Tswana
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nystrom
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Moyo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nzara
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boone
mesh_terms: 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