The twin epidemics: Prevalence of TB/HIV co-infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia; A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bekele TesfayeAnimut AlebelAlemu GebrieAbriham ZegeyeCheru TesemaBekalu KassiePublished in: PloS one (2018)
This finding revealed that the magnitude of TB /HIV co-infection in Ethiopia is increasing and deserves special attention. Low CD4 count and advanced WHO stage are contributing factors for dual infection. Establishing mechanisms such as Conducting surveillance to determine HIV burden among TB patients and TB burden among HIV patients, and intensifying the three I's (Intensive case finding, INH Preventive Therapy and Infection control) should be routine work of clinicians. Moreover, early screening & treatment should be provided to those patients with low CD4 count and advanced WHO stage.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- end stage renal disease
- hepatitis c virus
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hiv aids
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- men who have sex with men
- risk factors
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- public health
- stem cells
- single cell
- patient reported
- replacement therapy