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Volume 28, Number 11—November 2022
Research

Prevalence of Histoplasmosis among Persons with Advanced HIV Disease, Nigeria

Rita O. OladeleComments to Author , Iriagbonse I. Osaigbovo, Alani S. Akanmu, Olukemi A. Adekanmbi, Bassey E. Ekeng, Yahaya Mohammed, Mary A. Alex-Wele, Mark O. Okolo, Stephen T. Ayanbeku, Uchechukwu S. Unigwe, Iorhen E. Akase, Alali Dan-Jumbo, Dennis Israelski, David W. Denning, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, and Tom Chiller

Author affiliations: Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria (R.O. Oladele, I.E. Akase); University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria (I.I. Osaigbovo); University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria (R.O. Oladele, A.S. Akanmu); University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria (O.A. Adekanmbi); University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria (B.E. Ekeng); Usmanu Danfodiyo University College of Health Sciences, Sokoto, Nigeria (Y. Mohammed); University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria (M.A. Alex-Wele); University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria (M.O. Okolo); Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Nigeria (S.T. Ayanbeku); University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria (U.S. Unigwe); Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt (A. Dan-Jumbo); Gilead Sciences International Medical Affairs, Global Patient Solution, San Francisco, California, USA (D. Israelski); University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (D.W. Denning); Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil (A.C. Pasqualotto); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (T. Chiller)

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Table 2

Associated risk factors for histoplasmosis in study of prevalence of histoplasmosis among persons with AIDS, Nigeria

Risk factors No. (%) participants No. histoplasmosis urine Ag+/total no. (%) p value
Thatched roof house 0.49*
N 917 (92.8) 72 (7.9)
Y
 71 (7.2)
 4 (5.6)
Corrugated roof house 0.379*
N 277 (28.0) 17 (6.1)
Y
 711 (72.0)
 59 (8.3)
Poultry within or around residence 0.423*
N 715 (72.4) 59 (8.3)
Y
 273 (27.6)
 17 (6.2)
Warehouse (home/place of work) 0.233†
N 915 (92.6) 73 (8.0)
Y
 73 (7.4)
 3 (4.1)
Home or place of work in forested regions 0.414†
N 825 (83.5) 66 (8)
Y
 163 (16.5)
 10 (6.1)
Home or work close to a sawmill 0.384*
N 926 (93.7) 73 (7.9)
Y
 62 (6.3)
 3 (4.8)
Contact with hunters 0.280*
N 919 (93.0) 73 (7.9)
Y
 69 (7.0)
 3 (4.3)
Recent travel to areas with caves 0.249†
N 964 (97.6) 76 (7.9)
Y
 24 (2.4)
 0
Heavy construction sites near workplace or home 0.548*
N 830 (84.0) 62 (7.5)
Y
 158 (16.0)
 14 (8.9)
Home near orchards 0.264†
N 913 (92.4) 73 (8.0)
Y
 75 (7.6)
 3 (4.0)
Smoking 0.037*
N 926 (93.7) 67 (7.2)
Y 62 (6.3) 9 (14.5)

*Pearson χ2 test. †Fisher exact test.

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