Study on the Prevalence of Tuberculosis in HIV Seropositive patients attending the ART Centre, KIMS, Hubli

Authors

  • Dattatraya D Bant1 , Raghavendra D2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v12i1.13830

Keywords:

Prevalence, Tuberculosis (TB), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired Immunodeficiency Disease Syndrome (AIDS)

Abstract

Background: The incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) has seen a significant rise in association with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection worldwide, in the recent years. It is evident that immunosuppression
due to the HIV infection has resulted in modification of the clinical presentation of TB, thereby presenting
with atypical signs and symptoms, and also sometimes affecting extra-pulmonary sites.
Objectives: To determine the pattern of presentation and prevalence of TB in HIV Seropositive patients and
to study various socio-demographic factors associated with the same seen in the patients attending the AntiRetroviral Therapy (ART) Centre, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubli.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 109 HIV Seropositive patients attending ART
Centre in KIMS, Hubli, for a period of 2 months. A pretested, semi-structured questionnaire was applied to
collect the data from the study participants after obtaining the verbal informed consent.
Results: The prevalence of HIV-TB among the study participants was estimated to be around 34.9%.
Although HIV infection was found to be more in females in the study, TB with HIV infection was seen
majorly in males. The commonly affected age group was 31-40 years, both in HIV infection alone and TB
co-existing with HIV. Pulmonary TB was the commonest type of TB i.e., 92.1% among the HIV patients of
the study. The prevalence of TB was found to be maximum in the cases with CD4 count of range less than
250 cells/cu.mm.
Conclusion: The prevalence of TB in HIV Seropositive patients was more than one third as per the study
and hence it is of utmost concern that HIV patients should be screened and treated for TB as early as
possible, and the prophylaxis of TB in HIV patients must be considered.

Author Biography

  • Dattatraya D Bant1 , Raghavendra D2

    1
    Professor and Head, 2Post-Graduate, Department of Community Medicine, Karnataka Institute of Medical
    Sciences, Hubballi, Karnataka

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Published

2021-01-07

How to Cite

Study on the Prevalence of Tuberculosis in HIV Seropositive patients attending the ART Centre, KIMS, Hubli . (2021). Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 12(1), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v12i1.13830