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

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Mar;29(3):609-613. doi: 10.3201/eid2903.221353.

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.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses; PEPFAR; Uganda; bacteria; latent tuberculosis infection; respiratory infections; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria; tuberculosis preventive therapy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome*
  • HIV Infections* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening
  • Tuberculosis* / diagnosis
  • Uganda