Acceptability of treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in newly HIV-infected young women in Uganda

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Dec;14(12):1647-9.

Abstract

We studied the acceptability of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in newly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected Ugandan women. Women were followed in an out-patient clinic where they received HIV care including IPT. Of 52 women who were purified protein derivative-positive, 48 were eligible for IPT and 39 (81%) completed therapy. This completion rate was higher than reported in similar observational studies.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Isoniazid / therapeutic use*
  • Latent Tuberculosis / complications
  • Latent Tuberculosis / diagnosis
  • Latent Tuberculosis / drug therapy*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculin Test
  • Tuberculosis / prevention & control
  • Uganda
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Isoniazid