Background
Introduction
Malaria and HIV-1 infection cause significant morbidity and mortality in children in sub-Saharan Africa. Recurrent malaria infection increases HIV-1 viral load in adults and increases the rate of progression of HIV-1 infection to AIDS. The effect of malaria on viral loads in Children living with AIDS (CLWA) is not clearly known.
Objective
To assess the effect of malaria on HIV-1 viral loads in CLWA.