Survival Rate and Predictors of Mortality Among TB-HIV Co-Infected Patients During Tuberculosis Treatment at Public Health Facilities in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia.
Teshager Worku KegneZelalem Alamrew AntenehTadios Lidetu BayehBirhanu Melaku ShiferawDesiyalew Habtamu TamiruPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2024)
Mortality among TB and HIV coinfected people was high at public health facilities in Bahir Dar city. This result suggested that in order to increase patient survival, it would be necessary to enhance nutritional status, increase adherence to TB treatment, and prevent opportunistic infections.
Keyphrases
- public health
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- hiv infected
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- cardiovascular events
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- men who have sex with men
- case report
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- smoking cessation