Prevalence of HIV infection in tuberculosis patients treated at primary health care clinics in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil.
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of HIV infection among individuals ≥15 years of age with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis and treated at family health care clinics in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. We evaluated a random sample of 110 patients with tuberculosis, treated at a total of 26 family health care clinics between January and May of 2009. All of the participants completed a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic and clinical data, and all underwent HIV testing. In this sample, the prevalence of tuberculosis/HIV co-infection was 3.6% (95% CI: 0.2-7.0).
Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Fortaleza, Secretaria da Saúde do Estado do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Helder
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Oliveira e Silva
Marcelo Luiz Carvalho
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Gonçalves
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D060085:Coinfection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult