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Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS) is well known to be a major public health problem globally. On the other hand, HIV/AIDS is associated with various otorhinolaryngological manifestations. On the other hand, there has been a global reduction in the burden of otorhinolaryngological manifestations since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy though there are limited studies on otorhinolaryngological manifestations among HIV/AIDS patients in Tanzania. A hospital based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Ilala District in Dar es Salaam from November 2022 to March 2023 where 380 study participants were recruited using convenience sampling technique. Data was collected using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaires and analysis was done by means of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Of all the 380 patients recruited in this study, 22 (5.8%) had otorhinolaryngological manifestations. Most of the patients with otorhinolaryngological manifestations were males (6.1%) in the age group 0–9 years (23.1%) followed by those aged 10–19 years (18.8%). The commonest otorhinolaryngological manifestations were allergic rhinitis (22.7%) and otitis externa (22.7%) followed by hearing loss (18.2%), Kaposi’s sarcoma (13.7%), tonsillitis (9.1%), chronic suppurative otitis media, (4.5%) sinusitis (4.5%) and adenoid hypertrophy (4.5%). Otitis externa predominated in males (23.1%) while allergic rhinitis predominated in females (33.3%). Similarly, a significant association was found between the occurrence of otorhinolaryngological manifestations with CD4 counts (p-value = 0.001) and viral load (p-value = 0.000). Otorhinolaryngological manifestations among patients living with HIV/AIDS and on highly active antiretroviral therapy were less prevalent. Males outnumbered females in terms of being affected by otorhinolaryngological manifestations. Allergic rhinitis and otitis externa were the commonest otorhinolaryngological manifestations and most of participants with otorhinolaryngological manifestations had viral load of greater than 100 copies and CD4 counts of less than 200cells/mm3.
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Abraham, Z.S., Nyiraha, J.M., Mnguruta, B.J. et al. Otorhinolaryngological Manifestations among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a Cross-Sectional Study. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-024-04598-8
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