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HIV screening among newly diagnosed TB patients: a cross sectional study in Lima, Peru

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dc.contributor.author Ramírez, Suzanne
dc.contributor.author Mejía Cordero, Fernando Alonso
dc.contributor.author Rojas, Marlene
dc.contributor.author Seas Ramos, Carlos Rafael
dc.contributor.author Van der Stuyft, Patrick
dc.contributor.author Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo
dc.contributor.author Otero Vegas, Larissa
dc.date.accessioned 2018-06-18T15:26:48Z
dc.date.available 2018-06-18T15:26:48Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/3664
dc.description.abstract Background: Since 2006, the Peruvian National TB program (NTP) recommends voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for all tuberculosis (TB) patients. Responding to the differential burden of both diseases in Peru, TB is managed in peripheral health facilities while HIV is managed in referral centers. This study aims to determine the coverage of HIV screening among TB patients and the characteristics of persons not screened. Methods: From March 2010 to December 2011 we enrolled new smear-positive pulmonary TB adults in 34 health facilities in a district in Lima. NTP staff offered VCT to all TB patients. Patients with an HIV positive result were referred for confirmation tests and management. We interviewed patients to collect their demographic and clinical characteristics and registered if patients opted in or out of the screening. Results: Of the 1295 enrolled TB patients, nine had a known HIV diagnosis. Of the remaining, 76.1% (979) were screened for HIV. Among the 23.9% (307) not screened, 38.4% (118) opted out of the screening. TB patients at one of the health care facilities of the higher areas of the district (OR = 3.38, CI 95% 2.17–5.28 for the highest area and OR = 2.82, CI 95% 1.78–4.49 for the high area) as well as those reporting illegal drug consumption (OR = 1.65, CI 95% 1.15–2.37) were more likely not to be screened. Twenty-four were HIV positive (1.9% of all patients 1295, or 2.4% of those screened). Of 15 patients diagnosed with HIV during the TB episode, ten were enrolled in an HIV program. The median time between the result of the HIV screening and the first consultation at the HIV program was 82 days (IQR, 32–414). The median time between the result of the HIV screening and antiretroviral initiation was 148.5 days (IQR 32–500). Conclusions: An acceptable proportion of TB patients were screened for HIV in Lima. Referral systems of HIV positive patients should be strengthened for timely ART initiation. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher BioMed Central
dc.relation.ispartofseries BMC Infectious Diseases
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Voluntary counseling testing en_US
dc.subject Tuberculosis en_US
dc.subject HIV en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.title HIV screening among newly diagnosed TB patients: a cross sectional study in Lima, Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3037-5
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn 1471-2334


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