International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Volume 1 | Issue 1 | 1 of 11 Int J Clin Expl Dermatol, 2016 Magnitude and Associated Factors of Superfcial Fungal Infections on HIV/AIDS Patients Who Attends in Debretabor General Hospital ART Clinic, Debretabor, North West Ethiopia, 2015/16 Research Article Feleke Tilahun Zewdu 1* , Muluken Kindeneh 1 , Desalegn Mergiaw Tesfaye 2 , Melaku Kindie Yenit 3 and Mahlet Dessie Nigatu 4 1 Debretabor General Hospital, Debretabor, Amhara, Ethiopia. 2 Medical laboratory technologists, Ayder Referal Hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia. 3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Gondar University, Amhara, Ethiopia. 4 Departmetn of public health, Debretabore University, Amhara, Ethiopia. * Corresponding author Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Debretabore General Hospital, Debretabore, Amhara, Ethiopia, E-mail: momfk@gmail.com. Submitted: 08 Dec 2016; Accepted: 27 Dec 2016; Published: 31 Dec 2016 Abstract Introduction: HIV/AIDS has been occurring in the world as the major pandemic disease that afects all parts of the world, but sub-Saharan Africa it is high in prevalence which reduces the efectiveness of the immune system and makes individuals susceptible to opportunistic infections and tumors. Tis ofen leads the patients to a variety of opportunistic infections including fungal infections and the like. Superfcial fungal infections are common in HIV patients that can have an atypical clinical severity and variability of presentation and may be extensive, recurrent, and difcult to treat. Objectives: Tis study aims to determine the magnitude and associated factors of superfcial fungal infections on HIV/ AIDS patients who have follow up at ART clinic in Debretabore General Hospital. Methods: Institutional based cross sectional study design was used via systematic random method with kth value of 3rd on 299 study population from December/2015-Feburaray/2016. Result: Prevalence of superfcial fungal infection in this study was 59.2% with 99.7% response rate. Female {AOR(95% CI); 2.6 (3.06, 7.901)}, age ranges less than 15 [AOR(95% CI); 4.03 (0.002, 0.994)], and ages between 16-30 years [AOR(95% CI);2.1 (1.93, 7.16)], uneducated subjects [AOR (95% CI); 3.4 (0.00, 0.150)], presence of pets in the home 5.3 [(0.001, 0.183)], income source being a farmer [AOR (95% CI); 4.3 (0.031,0.72)], CD4 level less than 200cells/ mm3 [AOR (95% CI); 8 (0.00, 0.007)] and work condition associated to water [AOR (95% CI); 6.3 (7.31, 13.800)] were statistically signifcant to the presence of superfcial fungal infection in Debretabor General hospital at ART clinic. Concussion: Te overall prevalence of superfcial fungal infection in the study area was relatively high (59.2%) with 78% of the cases were neglected as nothing would do on patients life having a statistical signifcant association with age, sex, income source (farmer), educational status, presence of pets in the home, CD4 level, work condition associated with water body. Tus, a continuous health education about the disease, factors with education on preventive methods and treating the cases accordingly of fungal infections should be sought. Keywords: Magnitude, Superfcial fungal infection, HIV/AIDS. Introduction Background Infection due to Human Immunodefciency Virus (HIV) and resulting Acquired Immunodefciency Syndrome (AIDS) has been occurring in the world as the major pandemic disease that is the most signifcant emerging infectious pathogen of the 20th century. Since the Acquired immunodefciency syndrome was frst recognized in 1981 from North America [1,2]. HIV/AIDS has affected all parts of the world, but sub-Saharan Africa is the hardest hit. In Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti the HIV epidemic reached double-digit rates of infection, as reported by the United Joint (UN) Joint Program on HIV/AIDS in 2000. HIV/ AIDS is a huge problem in Nigeria which has a population of