Time to tuberculosis development and its predictors among HIV-positive patients: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the incidence and predictors of time to Tuberculosis (TB) development among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive patients attending follow-up care in health facilities of Hawassa, Ethiopia.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study from April 1-30, 2023. A total of 422 participants were selected using a simple random sampling method. Data was collected from the medical records of patients enrolled between January 1, 2018 -December 31, 2022, using the Kobo toolbox. We used Statistical Package for Social Studies (SPSS) version 26.0 for data analysis. To estimate the duration of TB-free survival, we applied the Kaplan-Meier survival function and fitted Cox proportional hazard models to identify the predictors of time to TB development. Adjust

SUBMITTER: Ajema AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10861084 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature