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

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 29, No. 3, Year 2023

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.
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Authors: 14
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Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Uganda