Anti-retroviral therapy scale-up and its impact on sex-stratified tuberculosis notification trends in Uganda.
Stella Zawedde-MuyanjaYukari C ManabeJoseph MusaaziFrank R MugabeJennifer M RossSabine HermansPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)
Although ART scale-up was temporally associated with a decline in TB notification rates, the achieved rates of decline are below those required to achieve the End TB Targets. Additional investments in tuberculosis control should include efforts to promote earlier care seeking and ART initiation among HIV-positive persons.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv aids
- hiv infected
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- south africa
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- palliative care
- mental health
- pain management
- emergency department
- stem cells
- chronic pain
- affordable care act
- drug induced