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ArticleBMC public health2022

Trends of notification rates and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis cases with and without HIV co-infection in eight rural districts of Uganda (2015 - 2019).

Joseph Baruch Baluku, Resty Nanyonjo, Jolly Ayo, Jehu Eleazer Obwalatum, Jane Nakaweesi, Catherine Senyimba, Deus Lukoye, Joseph Lubwama, Jennifer Ward, Barbara Mukasa

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Joseph Baruch BalukuMildmay Uganda, Wakiso, Uganda. joseph.baluku@mildmay.or.ug.
Resty NanyonjoMildmay Uganda, Wakiso, Uganda.
Jolly AyoMildmay Uganda, Wakiso, Uganda.
Jehu Eleazer ObwalatumMildmay Uganda, Wakiso, Uganda.
Jane NakaweesiMildmay Uganda, Wakiso, Uganda.
Catherine SenyimbaMildmay Uganda, Wakiso, Uganda.
Deus LukoyeDivision of Global HIV and TB, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kampala, Uganda.
Joseph LubwamaDivision of Global HIV and TB, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kampala, Uganda.
Jennifer WardDivision of Global HIV and TB, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kampala, Uganda.
Barbara MukasaMildmay Uganda, Wakiso, Uganda.
Mildmay Uganda · UGCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · UG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe End TB Strategy aims to reduce new tuberculosis (TB) cases by 90% and TB-related deaths by 95% between 2015 - 2035. We determined the trend of case notification rates (CNRs) and treatment outcomes of TB cases with and without HIV co-infection in rural Uganda to provide an interim evaluation of progress towards this global target in rural settings.

methodsWe extracted retrospective programmatic data on notified TB cases and treatment outcomes from 2015 - 2019 for eight districts in rural Uganda from the District Health Information System 2. We estimated CNRs as the number of TB cases per 100,000 population. Treatment success rate (TSR) was calculated as the sum of TB cure and treatment completion for each year. Trends were estimated using the Mann-Kendall test.

resultsA total of 11,804 TB cases, of which 5,811 (49.2%) were HIV co-infected, were notified. The overall TB CNR increased by 3.7-fold from 37.7 to 141.3 cases per 100,000 population in 2015 and 2019 respectively. The increment was observed among people with HIV (from 204.7 to 730.2 per 100,000, p = 0.028) and HIV-uninfected individuals (from 19.9 to 78.7 per 100,000, p = 0.028). There was a decline in the TSR among HIV-negative TB cases from 82.1% in 2015 to 63.9% in 2019 (p = 0.086). Conversely, there was an increase in the TSR among HIV co-infected TB cases (from 69.9% to 81.9%, p = 0.807).

conclusionThe CNR increased among people with and without HIV while the TSR reduced among HIV-negative TB cases. There is need to refocus programs to address barriers to treatment success among HIV-negative TB cases.

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CoinfectionHIV InfectionsTuberculosisHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUgandaCase notification rateHIVRuralTBTB/HIVTreatment successTrendsTuberculosisUganda

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