ABSTRACT
This study was under taken to assess the prevalence of syphilis among HIV/AIDS patients
attending Outpatient clinic at Bududa Hospital. The study was carried out in Uganda at Bududa
Hospital, Bududa district 20 kms from Mbale Town. It was a cross-sectional laboratory study
done to show the prevalence of syphilis among HIV/AIDS patients.
A total of 64 participants including both male and females who attended Outpatient clinic at
Bududa Hospital and consented were enrolled in the study. syphilis test was done using the
TPHA and VDRL method. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Most
participants 54.7% were females and 43.3% were males. Of the 64 participants enrolled in the
study, 7.8% had both HIV and syphilis. The prevalence of syphilis among HIV positive patients was 7.8% and was found to be common in the age groups of 20-34 years.
BUKHOTA, M (2021). The Prevalance Of Syphilis Among Hiv/Aids Patients Attending Out Patient Clinic At Bududa Hospital In Bududa District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-prevalance-of-syphilis-among-hiv-aids-patients-attending-out-patient-clinic-at-bududa-hospital-in-bududa-district
BUKHOTA, MUTOO "The Prevalance Of Syphilis Among Hiv/Aids Patients Attending Out Patient Clinic At Bududa Hospital In Bududa District" Afribary. Afribary, 12 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-prevalance-of-syphilis-among-hiv-aids-patients-attending-out-patient-clinic-at-bududa-hospital-in-bududa-district. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
BUKHOTA, MUTOO . "The Prevalance Of Syphilis Among Hiv/Aids Patients Attending Out Patient Clinic At Bududa Hospital In Bududa District". Afribary, Afribary, 12 Jun. 2021. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-prevalance-of-syphilis-among-hiv-aids-patients-attending-out-patient-clinic-at-bududa-hospital-in-bududa-district >.
BUKHOTA, MUTOO . "The Prevalance Of Syphilis Among Hiv/Aids Patients Attending Out Patient Clinic At Bududa Hospital In Bududa District" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 24, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-prevalance-of-syphilis-among-hiv-aids-patients-attending-out-patient-clinic-at-bududa-hospital-in-bududa-district