Among people living with HIV and AIDS registered co-infections, opportunistic infections and HIV-related diseases in Mongolia

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Erdenetungalag E, Setsen Z, Tumendemberel P, Sarantsetseg A, Unenchimeg P, Solongo B, Oyunbeleg B and Davaalkham J

National Centre for Communicable Diseases, Mongolia

: J Virol Antivir Res

Abstract

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Background: Mongolia has a low prevalence of HIV infection in the general population of less than 0.01%, however there is a concentrated epidemic among men who have sex with men of 9.2%.

Methods: Data was collected from AIDS, STIs and TB Surveillance Data and analyzed in the OpenEpi program as a descriptive prevalence survey. Cases and opportunistic infections, co-infections and HIV-related diseases were calculated using a 95% confidence interval.

Results: 225 people are registered with HIV and AIDS in Mongolia, 68.4% of them have an opportunistic infection, co-infection and HIV-related disease. Opportunistic infection prevalence was 82.7% (95% CI: 77.3-87.2), co-infection prevalence was 96.4% (95% CI: 93.4-98.3) and HIV-related disease prevalence was 3.5% (95% CI: 1.7-6.6). Opportunistic infections were candidiasis prevalence of 12% (95% CI: 8.2-16.8), herpes simplex virus (HSV) prevalence of 11.6% (95% CI: 7.8- 16.2) and pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) prevalence of 10.2% (95% CI: 6.8-14.7). Co-infection prevalence of syphilis was 41.3% (95% CI: 35-47.9), TB prevalence was 45% (95% CI: 15.2-25.6), HCV prevalence was 17.3% (95% CI: 12.8-22.7) and HBV prevalence was 14.2% (95% CI: 10.1-19.3). 35 people living with HIV and AIDS died, 65.7% (95% CI: 49-79.9) due to HIV and AIDS infection. TB accounted for 20% (95% CI: 9.2-35.6) and pneumocystis pneumonia accounted for 17.1 % (95% CI: 7.3-32.3) of death.

Conclusions: 68.4% of people living with HIV one or more opportunistic infections, co-infections and HIVrelated diseases. 65.7% of death in people living with HIV and AIDS was due to these infections.

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