The Relationship between Intestinal Parasitic Infection and CD4+ Level among HIV Patients in DR. Sardjito Central Hospital, Yogyakarta

Intestine parasites were one of the causes behind the occurrence of intestinal disorder, such as diarrhea. The risk of being infected by the intestine parasites increased among the HIV patients due to the weakening immunity. As a result, the intestinal parasites would easily infect the patients. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence, to identify the relationship between the body immunity level and the intestinal parasitic infection among HIV patients in Dr. Sardjito Central Hospital Yogyakarta. Out of 75 samples of faeces HIV patients collected from July 2017 until January 2018. Intestinal parasites were identified by using Ziehl Neelsen painting and Ritchie concentration method. The data were analyzed by using chi-square test with p-value that had been higher than 0.05. The intestine parasites that had been found in the research were namely Cryptosporidium parvum, Isospora belii, Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba coli, Balantidum coli, lodomoeba butschlii, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Hookworm, and Hymenolepis nana. There had not been significant relationship between the intestinal parasitic infection and the immunity status of HIV patients. The prevalence of intestinal protozoa among the HIV patients was 52 (69.3%), while the prevalence of intestinal worm was 6 (8%).