Prevalence and determinants of Tuberculosis among HIV infected patients in south Ethiopia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Sintayehu FekaduGetnet Alemu

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease that has represented a major health problem over the centuries. The human immune deficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS has substantially altered the epidemiology of TB by increasing the risk of reactivating latent TB, increasing chance of TB infection once exposed to tubercle bacilli (re-infection) and by increasing the risk of rapid progression soon after infection. This study employs a retrospective review analysis of patient medical records. A total of 499 HIV/AIDS patient cards were reviewed and variables were recorded. Frequencies and odds ratio were calculated to determine prevalence and associated risk factors respectively. A total of 499 HIV/AIDS positive patient cards were reviewed. Ninety one (18.2%) of the study participants were found to have tuberculosis of which 20 (22%), 58 (64%) and 13 (14%) were smear positive, smear negative and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases, respectively. In multivariate logistic regression being female (AOR=0.39; 95% CI:0.20-0.77), WHO clinical stage 3 (AOR=5.66; 95%CI:1.79-17.94); WHO clinical stage 4 (AOR=7.89;95%CI:2.01-30.96); and functional status being ambulatory (AOR=2.22; 95%CI:1.06-4.64) were independently associated with tuberculosis-HIV...Continue Reading

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