A study on tuberculosis treatment outcome in HIV patient in Abia State University Teaching Hospital tuberculosis center from 2012-2017

Abstract

Background of study: Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease of the body caused by various strains of Mycobacterium, and HIV has led to its resurgence, particularly in Africa. Tuberculosis and HIV constitute the main burden of infectious disease in resource limited countries and one of the leading causes of death globally. Adherence to treatment is an important factor in treatment of patients with TB/TB- HIV co-infection and thus a valuable indicator in measuring treatment outcomes.
Objectives: The study was done to know the outcome of tuberculosis treatment outcome in HIV patients at Abia state university teaching Hospital Aba (ABSUTH).
Methods: It is a 5 years’ comparative study analyzing the data of tuberculosis patients from 2012 - 2017, using past medical records.
Results: Overall, a total number of 538 patients were analysed. 445 (82.7%) completed treatment,438 were successfully treated. and those that died during the course of treatment were 70, Patients who were co infected with HIV were 232, those who had multi drug resistance were15 and the defaulters were
Conclusion: In conclusion, the multi- drug resistance rate in Abia State University teaching hospital is low and treatment outcome rate for patients both tuberculosis and TB-HIV co – infection is high. Nevertheless, there is need to ensure that efficient measures are taken to maintain a high treatment and reduce spread of infection.