title: [HIV seroprevalence among tuberculous patients in Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  HIV testing among TB patients is still low in DRC This study aimed to determine HIV infection prevalence among TB patients with positive microscopy (TPM+) in Kisangani city.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the period of 15 h August to 31th December 2010, a cross-sectional study was conducted including pulmonary tuberculosis patients with positive microscopy (TPM+) from 15 to 49-years-old received in seven tuberculosis screening and treatment centers (STC). The Chi-square and Fisher's exact test were used to compare proportions and the Wilcoxon test to examine the relationships between quantitative variables with skewed distributions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  HIV test has been proposed to 136 TPM+ patients. Among them, 118 (86.76%) agreed to be tested. 24 (20.3%) of them were HIV positive. HIV-positive patients were significantly older (P = 0.02), predominantly female (P < 0.001) unemployed (p = 0.01). There were more cases of TB treatment relapse (p < 0.01) and less knowledge of TB signs (p = 0.01) among HIV-positive patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Ministry of Health and its partners should extend to all STC provider-initiated HIV counceling and testing, ensure access to antiretroviral treatment for all HIV-positive TB patients and intensify TB screening in all patients living with HIV
authors.affiliation: Programme national de lutte contre la lèpre et la tuberculose, Coordination Provinciale, Province Orientale, RDC.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Musafiri
authors.affiliation: Programme national de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA, Coordination Provinciale, Province Orientale, RDC.
authors.forename: Patrick Matala
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mbayo
authors.affiliation: Programme national de lutte contre la tuberculose, Direction Nationale, RDC.
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bakaswa
authors.affiliation: Programme national de lutte contre la tuberculose, Direction Nationale, RDC.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaswa
authors.affiliation: Faculte de Medecine, Universith de Kisangani, Republique, Democratique du Congo, BP 2012 Kisangani, RDC.
authors.forename: Joris Losimba
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Likwela
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult