Prevalence of Human Immune Deficiency among Registered Tuberculosis Patients across Pakistan during 2013-2015<br/>—Prevalence of TB-HIV Co-Infection in Pakistan

作     者：Muhammad Aamir Safdar Razia Fatima Nasir Mahmood Khan Aashifa Yaqoob Afshan Khurshid Mahboob Ul Haq Ahmad Wali 

作者机构：National TB Control Program Ministry of National Health Services Regulation & Coordination Islamabad Pakistan Provincial TB Control Program Sindh Pakistan Provincial TB Control Program Balochistan Pakistan 

出 版 物：《Journal of Tuberculosis Research》 (结核病研究（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第6卷第1期

页      面：96-103页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Tuberculosis HIV Co-Infection Pakistan 

摘      要：The problem of Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) co-infection becomes vital when it is seen in the context of under developed countries like Pakistan. Pakistan ranks 5th high burden countries for drug-susceptible and 6th among drug-resistant TB patients [1]. Objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of TB-HIV Co-infection at the designated Sentinel Sites across Pakistan. A cross-sectional study is based on retrospective record review of routinely maintained TB program data at all 17 designated sentinel sites of TB Control Program from 2013-15. Among the screened TB patients 145 (0.66%) were found HIV reactive. The prevalence of HIV was higher (1.02%) in extra-pulmonary and male TB patients (1.23 %) as compared to pulmonary (0.55%) and female patients (0.09%). Scale up TB surveillance activities, integrating TB-HIV care services, active case finding among key affected populations will have a positive impact on TB-HIV co-infection and disease control.