Publication Title
Increased uptake of tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) among people living with HIV following the 100-days accelerated campaign: A retrospective review of routinely collected data at six urban public health facilities in Uganda
Author Name
Joseph Musaazi
Other Authors
Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire
Stephen Okoboi
Stella Zawedde- Muyanja
Mbazi Senkoro
Nelson Kalema
Paul Kavuma
Proscovia M. Namuwenge
Yukari C. Manabe
Barbara Castelnuovo
Agnes Kiragga
Author Email
musaazijoseph7@gmail.com
Author's Country
Uganda
Date Published
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Increased uptake of tuberculosis preventive therapy
Key Words
tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) ,HIV, uganda
Abstract
Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) effectively decreases rates of developing active tuberculosis disease in people living with HIV (PLHIV) who are at increased risk. The Uganda Ministry of Health launched a 100-day campaign to scale-up TPT in PLHIV in July 2019. We sought to examine the effect of the campaign on trends of TPT uptake and char- acteristics associated with TPT uptake and completion among persons in HIV care. We ret- rospectively reviewed routinely collected data from 2016 to 2019 at six urban public health facilities in Uganda.