Presence of tuberculosis symptoms among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Zimbabwe.
Case finding
HIV
MSM
Tuberculosis symptoms
Journal
AIDS research and therapy
ISSN: 1742-6405
Titre abrégé: AIDS Res Ther
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101237921
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 Mar 2024
28 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
06
11
2023
accepted:
14
03
2024
medline:
29
3
2024
pubmed:
29
3
2024
entrez:
29
3
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We conducted secondary data analysis using a biobehavioral survey dataset of 1538 MSM from Zimbabwe. Survey participants were screened for the four symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis infection using the WHO TB screening algorithm. Results: All participants experienced at least one symptom suggestive of tuberculosis. 40% of HIV-positive MSM reported having had a cough in the last month and 13% of them experienced unexpected weight loss. The prevalence of experiencing any of the four TB symptoms amongst HIV-positive MSM was 23%. Contribution There is an urgent need for active TB case finding and treatment amongst HIV-positive MSM in Zimbabwe. Clinicians will need to ensure that MSM who need TB testing receive it timeously.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38549087
doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00605-8
pii: 10.1186/s12981-024-00605-8
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
18Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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