Treatment Outcome of Tuberculosis and Associated Factors among TB-HIV Co-Infected Patients at Public Hospitals of Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia. A five-year retrospective study.
Assefa Tola GemedaKirubel Minsamo MishoreYohanes AyeleAbraham Nigussie MekuriaNanati LegesePublished in: BMC public health (2019)
The overall rate of the success of the TB treatment among TB-HIV co-infected patients in this study was higher compared with many previous studies. TB/HIV patients with a history of previous TB treatment, smear-positive pulmonary TB, late HIV stage, history of opportunistic infection and not being on co-trimoxazole prophylaxis therapy were at a high risk of getting poor treatment outcomes.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- south africa
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- healthcare
- mental health
- pulmonary hypertension
- stem cells
- emergency department
- combination therapy
- replacement therapy