Incidence and Predictors of Tuberculosis among Adult People Living with HIV/AIDS in Afar Public Heal

Introduction:

Tuberculosis is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected individuals. Tuberculosis and human immune deficiency virus infections are two major public health problems in many parts of the world. Globally tuberculosis is a leading cause of death among people living with HIV and it is the most potent risk factor for the development of tuberculosis. There for the aim of this study assess incidence and predictors of tuberculosis among adult people living with HIV in Afar health facilities, Northeast Ethiopia.

Conclusion and recommendation:

TB incidence rate is high among adults living with HIV. TB was high in the first year of follow up. Past history TB, not receiving IPT, low BMI, low Hgb and unable to work were the most significant predictors for occurrence of TB. Therefore the result of the study recommends for an improved TB/HIV collaboration

activity and scale up of IPT in the setup to reduce risk of TB.

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