Pulmonary tuberculosis diagnostic practices among people living with the human immunodeficiency virus in Lesotho.

ABSTRACT:

Setting

Twelve health facilities in Berea District, Lesotho, that participated in the Start TB Patients on ART and Retain on Treatment (START) Study, a mixed-methods cluster-randomized trial evaluating a combination intervention package to improve early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and anti-tuberculosis treatment success among patients with tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Objective

To assess TB and HIV diagnostic practices among TB-HIV patients.

Design

A standardized survey assessed services at each facility at baseline. Routine clinical data were abstracted for all newly registered adult TB-HIV patients during the study period. Descriptive statistics were used to assess TB diagnostic practices, timing of the HIV diagnosis, and

SUBMITTER: O'Connor DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5652316 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature