Integrating tuberculosis and HIV care in rural Rwanda.

Autor:	Gasana M; Programme National Intégré de Lutte contre la Lèpre et la Tuberculose, Rwandan Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda., Vandebriel G, Kabanda G, Tsiouris SJ, Justman J, Sahabo R, Kamugundu D, El-Sadr WM
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease [Int J Tuberc Lung Dis] 2008 Mar; Vol. 12 (3 Suppl 1), pp. 39-43.
Abstrakt:	Setting: Rwanda has generalised human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. The Rwandan Ministry of Health approved a policy on TB-HIV collaborative activities in 2005. The present study is a report on the results of the integrated TB and HIV activities at a rural health care site between July 2005 and June 2006. Methods: Activities included provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) of TB patients and the implementation of a standardised TB screening questionnaire for in-patients on medical wards and HIV-infected out-patients. Results: Of a total 259 TB patients registered, 87% with unknown HIV status or who were HIV-negative accepted PITC. Overall, 48% (125/259) of TB patients were HIV-infected. The proportion of TB patients ever tested for HIV increased from 82% (138/169) in 2004-2005 to 93% (240/259) in 2005-2006 (P < 0.001). Of the 770 in-patients screened for TB, 162 (21%) tested positive, of whom 53 (33%) were diagnosed with TB; 39 (76%) of these were HIV co-infected. Three hundred out-patients with HIV were screened for TB; 80 (27%) tested positive, of whom 11 (14%) were diagnosed with TB. Discussion: Activities integrating TB and HIV were feasible in a rural health care setting. PITC was successful in TB patients and unrecognised TB was common, particularly among HIV-infected in-patients.
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