SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS AMONG ART AND NON-ART HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS IN LIVING WORD MISSION HOSPITAL, ABAYI, ABA, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA.
Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi*, Dr.Okoroiwu Ijeoma Leticia, Okoro Nnenna Kalu, AgboEjiofor Christopher
ABSTRACT
The study was carried out in Living Word Mission
Hospital,Abayi,Aba,Abia State,Nigeria.The study was carried out
among the ART and non-ART HIV patients attending the
hospital.Some haematological and biochemical parameters values were
compared among the ART and the non-ART HIV patients to ascertain
if there is any significant change among those on treatment and those
not receiving treatment.The total number of subjects for the study was
97(female=68, male=29).77 subjects were ART HIV
patients(female=55,male=22) while 20 subjects were non-ART HIV
patients(female=14,male=6). The result showed significant increase in Hb (P<0.05) between
the HIV positive patients on ART compared to non- ART patients. There was no significant
change (P>0.05) in mean value ,of PCV,RBC,MCV ,MCHC. The result equally showed
significant increase (P<0.05) in the mean values of creatinine of the HIV patient on ART
compared to those on non ART . There was no significant change (p>0.05) in K+ ,but
significant increase (p<0.05) in mean values of GOT of those non ART patients compared to
Keywords: ART patients and significant increase (p<0.05) in the mean values of GPT of ART patients compared to the non ART patients.
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