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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Common types of tuberculosis and co-infection with HIV at private health institutions in Ethiopia: A cross sectional study
BMC Public Health, Volume 14, No. 1, Article 319, Year 2014
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Background: Tuberculosis is a global emergency predominantly affecting developing countries. HIV has been the single most important reason for acquisition of tuberculosis for many patients. Conversely, tuberculosis can result in rapid progression of HIV disease. Ethiopia is a country affected seriously by HIV and tuberculosis. The main aim of this study is assessment of the types of tuberculosis and the extent of HIV infection among tuberculosis patients visiting private health institutions in Amhara region of Ethiopia. Methods. The study used a cross sectional method with data collected using well structured pretested questionnaires containing socio-demographic and clinical variables including HIV serostatus. The setting is tuberculosis treatment sites situated at 15 private health institutions in Amhara region. Results: A total of 1153 TB patients were included. The proportions of smear positive pulmonary TB, smear negative pulmonary TB, isolated extrapulmonary TB and disseminated TB cases were found to be 29.6%, 22.2%, 43.9% and 2.9%, respectively. TB lymphadenitis accounted for about 61% of the extrapulmonary cases followed by TB pleurisy (10.6%). Seventy percent of the patients had undergone HIV test, and 20% of them were HIV positive. Marital status, patient residence and type of TB are the major determinants of co-infection. Conclusion: The occurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis is relatively low. Tuberculosis/HIV co-infection is also lower than other reports. © 2014 Alemie and Gebreselassie; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Alemie, Getahun Asres
Ethiopia, Gondar
University of Gondar
Gebreselassie, Feseha
Ethiopia, Gondar
University of Gondar
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Citations: 31
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
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Doi:
10.1186/1471-2458-14-319
e-ISSN:
14712458
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Ethiopia