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Assessment of treatment outcome among HIV positive tuberculosis patients in Visakhapatnam

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Original Article

Author Details : Kuppli Sai Sushma*, Devi Madhavi Bhimarasetty, Siva Kumar Lotheti

Volume : 14, Issue : 1, Year : 2024

Article Page : 51-56

https://10.18231/j.pjms.2024.011

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Abstract

Introduction: In March 2016, RNTCP revised its technical and operational guidelines. One of the major additions was introduction of Daily Regimen in the treatment of Drug sensitive TB, started initially among TB-HIV co-infected patients in 2017. The present study was taken up to assess the treatment outcomes of Tuberculosis among TB-HIV co-infected patients and certain factors related to the poorer outcome of the treatment.
Settings and Design: An Observational Longitudinal study conducted at an ART centre, attached to King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, among all TB-HIV co-infected patients newly diagnosed with Drug Susceptible Tuberculosis, aged above 18years, at the selected ART centre, from the month of June 2018 to December 2018. The sample size calculated was 88 with an absolute precision of 10. Ethical clearance from Institutional Ethics Committee, Andhra Medical College; Written informed consent from all the study participants were taken prior to start of study. Confidentiality of the study participants was maintained Qualitative variables were presented as proportions. Analytical statistics include chi-square test and regression analysis.
Results: 74% of the patients had a favourable treatment outcome, 15% of the patients died and 11% of the patients were lost to follow up. Occupational status of the study participant, Socio- economic class, tobacco using habit and their CD4 counts had a statistically significant impact on their TB treatment outcome.
Conclusions: CD4 count below 200cells/mm, Tobacco use, Diabetes Mellitus- factors responsible for unfavourable treatment outcome of Tuberculosis treatment
Key Messages: Case-specific approaches among LFUs may be carried out to bring improvements in the strategies which are already existing or framing new strategies.
 

Keywords: ART centre, Drug susceptible Tuberculosis, TB-HIV co-infected patients

How to cite : Sushma K S, Bhimarasetty D M, Lotheti S K, Assessment of treatment outcome among HIV positive tuberculosis patients in Visakhapatnam. Panacea J Med Sci 2024;14(1):51-56

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