Effect of isoniazid preventive therapy on tuberculosis incidence and associated risk factors among HIV infected adults in Tanzania: a retrospective cohort study

Effect of isoniazid preventive therapy on tuberculosis incidence and associated risk factors among HIV infected adults in Tanzania: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals in Sub Saharan Africa including Tanzania. Provision of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is one of the public health interventions to redu...

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Main Authors: Amon Sabasaba, Henry Mwambi, Geoffrey Somi, Angella Ramadhani, Michael J. Mahande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
TB incidence
Isoniazid preventive therapy
Dar es salaam
Tanzania
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3696-x

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