The prevalence and associated factors for delayed presentation for HIV care among tuberculosis/HIV co-infected patients in Southwest Ethiopia: a retrospective observational cohort.
Hailay Abrha GesesewBirtukan TsehainehDesalegn MassaAmanuel TesfayHafte KahsayLillian MwanriPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2016)
Three out of five Tb/HIV co-infected patients presented late for HIV care. Higher proportions of DP were observed in bedridden patients, tobacco smokers, and those who had a single room residence. These findings have intervention implications and call for effective management strategies for Tb/HIV co-infection including early HIV diagnosis and early linkage to HIV care services.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- hepatitis c virus
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- primary care
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- dna methylation
- smoking cessation
- gene expression
- case report