Prevalence, perception of risk and mycobacterium tuberculosis control practices among healthcare workers in HIV care and treatment centres in North Central Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, Healthcare workers (HWs) are known to be at higher risk of Tuberculosis (TB), especially those working in HIV settings. Understanding HW's alertness of TB risk is an important step to ensure safety in such settings. Hence, we assessed the perception of the risk of TB and its associated factors among HWs in HIV care and treatment centres in North-Central Nigeria.

Methods

This study is a nested cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among HWs in North-Central Nigeria. HWs were recruited across 14 health facilities with dedicated HIV clinics (n = 337). Perception of risk to TB was captured using a binary outcome and a sliding scale of 1-10 on a structured questionnaire, and blood samples were collected and tested for mycobacterium TB infection at the b

SUBMITTER: Okpokoro E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11829344 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature