TB Research

Strengthening HIV and Tuberculosis Integrated Co-infection Services: Mortality Ratios, Death Ratio and Contributing Factors in Rural Area Sindh in One Window HIV TB BMU

Uma Malik, Ghulam Rajput, Dsasui Tunio

International Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention Education and Behavioural Science · 2025-09

Abstract

A major global health concern is the co-infection of HIV/AIDS and TB, which increases rates of morbidity and mortality. The mortality ratios linked to HIV with TB co-infection are examined in this article through an analysis of epidemiological data of one window Service Treatment center in rural area of Sindh Shaheed Benazir Abad District, This ART Treatment Centre is Managed both HIV and TB both coinfections at one center called One window Treatment Centre, underlying causes of elevated death rates in PLHIV with TB co-infection, and mitigation techniques. This research Article is based on the mortality ratios & death ratio in HIV with TB Patients in Different genders & age Groups. This research Article is Brief Practice Experience research on Patients Living with HIV and Having co Infection of TB, The Ratio of TB co-infection in HIV Positive Clints & their Mortality Ratios, Death Ratio and Contributing Factors in Rural Area Sindh among the registered Clints at HIV Treatment & Support Centre Nawab shah. Immunocompetent individuals have a 5-10% lifetime risk of tuberculosis, while HIV-positive individuals have a 5-15% annual risk of active tuberculosis disease. In the last twenty years, tuberculosis has become a significant opportunistic infection that exacerbates the HIV epidemic globally, especially in Asia and Africa and Poor Countries as Pakistan. This research is all based on Rural area Pakistan in Sindh province.

MeSH terms

  • Tuberculosis
  • Medicine
  • Rural area
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Epidemiology
  • Mortality rate
  • Environmental health
  • Cause of death
  • Window of opportunity
  • Demography
  • Standardized mortality ratio
  • Active tuberculosis
  • Antiretroviral therapy
  • Rural health
  • Transmission (telecommunications)
  • Public health
  • Antiretroviral treatment