Prevalence, treatment outcomes and determinants of TB-HIV coinfection: a 10-year retrospective review of TB registry in Kwabre East Municipality of Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence, treatment outcomes and determinants of tuberculosis (TB)-HIV coinfection in Ghana.

Study design

A retrospective review of TB case register for Kwabre East Municipality was conducted for the period 2010-2020 to identify TB-HIV coinfections.

Setting

462 patients with TB from four sub-municipal treatment centres were included in the study.

Primary outcome measure

A logistic regression model was used to investigate the relationship between clinico-demographic factors (age, sex, type of patient, disease classification, treatment category and sputum smear microscopy) and TB-HIV coinfection.

Results

Of the 462 individual TB cases found in the TB register from 2010 to 2020, 286 (61.9%) were screened for HIV and the results sho

SUBMITTER: Osei Bonsu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10040042 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature