Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy among Persons Living with HIV, Uganda, 2016-2022.

ABSTRACT: During October 2016-March 2022, Uganda increased tuberculosis (TB) preventive therapy coverage among persons living with HIV from 0.6% to 88.8%. TB notification rates increased from 881.1 to 972.5 per 100,000 persons living with HIV. Timely TB screening, diagnosis, and earlier treatment should remain high priorities for TB/HIV prevention programming.

SUBMITTER: Lukoye D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9973710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature