Integrating HIV testing and care into tuberculosis services in Benin: programmatic aspects [Short communication]
| Autor: | Gninafon M, Ferroussier O, F. Boillot, Riitta A Dlodlo, Capo-Chichi D, Arnaud Trébucq, P. I. Fujiwara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Program evaluation medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis business.industry Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus diseases Developing country Hiv testing medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Preventive therapy Infectious Diseases Nursing Family medicine Antiretroviral treatment Medicine National level business |
| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 17:1402-1404 |
| ISSN: | 1027-3719 |
| DOI: | 10.5588/ijtld.12.0592 |
| Popis: | SETTING Between 2005 and 2008, the diagnosis and care of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and tuberculosis (TB) services were integrated in Benin. RESULTS The appointment of a TB-HIV Coordinator by the National Tuberculosis Control Programme and quarterly supervisory visits to TB clinics have bolstered the implementation of integrated HIV-TB activities. HIV testing and cotrimoxazole preventive therapy were integrated smoothly into the TB services. The strategy chosen to facilitate access of HIV-positive TB patients to antiretroviral treatment contributed to greater integration over time, but perpetuated, for some, the burden of attending two facilities. CONCLUSION The integration and decentralisation of TB and HIV care services at national level in Benin resulted in a high uptake of HIV services among TB patients. |
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