Implementation of isoniazid preventive therapy among people living with HIV in Northwestern Nigeria: Completion rate and predictive factors
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Implementation of isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV worldwide: barriers and solutions.
Tuberculosis (TB) is the most frequent life-threatening opportunistic disease in people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the first 3 months of antiretroviral treatment (ART), in both industrialized and resource-constrained settings [1,2]. ART significantly but not entirely reduces the risk of TB disease [3]. It is also associated with significantly increased mortality both before and during ART [4–6]...
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OBJECTIVE To measure progress in implementing co-trimoxazole prophylaxis (CTXp) (trimethoprim plus sulfamethoxazole) and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) policy recommendations, identify barriers to the development of national policies and pinpoint challenges to implementation. METHODS In 2007 we conducted by e-mail a cross-sectional survey of World Health Organization (WHO) HIV/AIDS progra...
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PURPOSE This study aimed to assess self-reported adherence and associated factors to isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) for latent tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at health centers in Gondar town, North West Ethiopia. PATIENTS AND METHODS An institution-based prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from March 10 to June 11, 2016. A total of 154 eligible particip...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0974-777X
DOI: 10.4103/jgid.jgid_138_18