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ArticleAIDS research and therapy2021

Integrated TB and HIV care for Mozambican children: temporal trends, site-level determinants of performance, and recommendations for improved TB preventive treatment.

W Chris Buck, Hanh Nguyen, Mariana Siapka, Lopa Basu, Jessica Greenberg Cowan, Maria Inês De Deus, Megan Gleason, Ferreira Ferreira, Carla Xavier, Benedita Jose and 3 more

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

W Chris BuckDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA. wbuck@mednet.ucla.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6304-2262
Hanh NguyenDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Mariana SiapkaLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Lopa BasuUnited States Agency for International Development, Maputo, Mozambique.
Jessica Greenberg CowanCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Maputo, Mozambique.
Maria Inês De DeusCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Maputo, Mozambique.
Megan GleasonUnited States Agency for International Development, Maputo, Mozambique.
Ferreira FerreiraUnited States Agency for International Development, Maputo, Mozambique.
Carla XavierCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Maputo, Mozambique.
Benedita JoseNational Tuberculosis Control Program, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique.
Criménia MuthembaNational Tuberculosis Control Program, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique.
Beatriz SimioneNational HIV Program, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique.
Peter KerndtCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Maputo, Mozambique.
Ministry of Health · MZUnited States Agency for International Development · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPediatric tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and TB-HIV co-infection are health problems with evidence-based diagnostic and treatment algorithms that can reduce morbidity and mortality. Implementation and operational barriers affect adherence to guidelines in many resource-constrained settings, negatively affecting patient outcomes. This study aimed to assess performance in the pediatric HIV and TB care cascades in Mozambique.

methodsA retrospective analysis of routine PEPFAR site-level HIV and TB data from 2012 to 2016 was performed. Patients 0-14 years of age were included. Descriptive statistics were used to report trends in TB and HIV indicators. Linear regression was done to assess associations of site-level variables with performance in the pediatric TB and HIV care cascades using 2016 data.

resultsRoutine HIV testing and cotrimoxazole initiation for co-infected children in the TB program were nearly optimal at 99% and 96% in 2016, respectively. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation was lower at 87%, but steadily improved from 2012 to 2016. From the HIV program, TB screening at the last consultation rose steadily over the study period, reaching 82% in 2016. The percentage of newly enrolled children who received either TB treatment or isoniazid preventive treatment (IPT) also steadily improved in all provinces, but in 2016 was only at 42% nationally. Larger volume sites were significantly more likely to complete the pediatric HIV and TB care cascades in 2016 (p value range 0.05 to < 0.001).

conclusionsMozambique has made significant strides in improving the pediatric care cascades for children with TB and HIV, but there were missed opportunities for TB diagnosis and prevention, with IPT utilization being particularly problematic. Strengthened TB/HIV programming that continues to focus on pediatric ART scale-up while improving delivery of TB preventive therapy, either with IPT or newer rifapentine-based regimens for age-eligible children, is needed.

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HIV InfectionsTuberculosisAntitubercular AgentsChildHumansIncidenceIsoniazidMozambiqueRetrospective StudiesAntitubercular AgentsIsoniazidARTChildrenCo-infectionCotrimoxazoleHIVIPTPediatricTuberculosis

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