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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021

Tuberculosis screening coverage and isoniazid preventive therapy among people living with HIV at Gambella Hospital, southwest Ethiopia: a retrospective study design.

Mecha Aboma, Nagasa Dida

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Mecha AbomaDepartment of Public Health, Medicine and Health Sciences College, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7366-2353
Nagasa DidaDepartment of Public Health, Medicine and Health Sciences College, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Abstract

objectiveWe aimed to assess the coverage of tuberculosis screening and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) at Gambella Hospital, southwest Ethiopia.

methodsWe conducted a 5-year retrospective study of PLHIV receiving care in an antiretroviral therapy clinic from 1 January 2011 to 30 December 2015. We reviewed a total of 900 medical records of patients with complete information.

resultOf the total, 897 (99.7%) PLHIV were screened for tuberculosis, among which 77 (8.6%) were found to be positive for active tuberculosis. Among 820 (91.4%) individuals eligible for IPT, only 545 (66.5%) were provided IPT; 275 (33.5%) eligible PLHIV were not provided IPT. Male sex (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.63) and ages 18-29 years (AOR 0.33) and 30-44 years (AOR 0.31) were significantly associated with the likelihood of tuberculosis infection.

conclusionThe present study findings demonstrated that tuberculosis screening for PLHIV at Gambella Hospital was improved in comparison with reports from many African countries and other parts of Ethiopia. Despite this improvement, the implementation rate of IPT was below national and World Health Organization recommendations. Overall, tuberculosis diagnostic approaches and available preventive measures should be strengthened in the study area.

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HIV InfectionsTuberculosisAdolescentAdultAntitubercular AgentsEthiopiaHospitalsHumansIsoniazidMaleRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultAntitubercular AgentsIsoniazidantiretroviral therapyhuman immunodeficiency virusisoniazidpreventive therapyscreeningTuberculosis

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