Factors Associated with HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection among People Living with HIV after Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment in Lingwala Health Zone from 2021 To 2023
Maleshila Jean Claude Mikobi, Malu Espérant Ntambue, Sewolo Fabrice, Mazoba Tacite Kpanya, Kyloka Jean Nyandwe
International Journal of Virology and AIDS · 2024-03
Abstract
Around 8% of incident cases of tuberculosis (TB) were reported among people living with HIV worldwide in 2022. Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among people living with HIV. Africa accounts for the majority of co-infection episodes, with over 50% of cases in some parts of southern Africa. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), around 9% of persons living with HIV (PLHIV) develop TB and 11% of TB patients are infected with HIV.
MeSH terms
- Coinfection
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Tuberculosis
- Antiretroviral treatment
- Medicine
- Antiretroviral therapy
- Virology
- Immunology
- Environmental health