Research Article: Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Uptake and Its Effect on Tuberculosis Incidence Among People Living with HIV in Illubabor and Buno Bedelle Zones, South-West Ethiopia, : A Retrospective Cohort Study
Introduction:
Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has remained a major global public health concern in general and in people living with HIV in particular (PLHIV). When an individual is infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), she/he is at increased risk of contracting TB; deterioration of immunity in an HIV-positive person is the main determinant factor that leads to TB disease. Similarly, TB remains the leading cause of death among acquired immune deficiency syndrome…
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