Factors Associated with Tuberclosis-HIV Co-Infection in Diagnosis in the Nzanza Health Zone
Open Access Library Journal 2021, Volume 8, e7105 ISSN Online: 2333-9721 ISSN Print: 2333-9705 Factors Associated with Tuberclosis-HIV Co-Infection in Diagnosis in the Nzanza Health Zone Carine Nkembi Nzuzi1,2,3, Marie Onyamboko2, Jacques Kokolomami2, Herve Alex Tukadila3, Aliocha Nkodila Natuhoyila3*, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza3,4,5 1Faculty of Medicine, Kasa-Vubu University, Boma, Democratic Republic of Congo 2School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo 3Faculty of Public Health, Lomo University of Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo 4Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo 5Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa How to cite this paper: Nzuzi, C.N., Abstract Onyamboko, M., Kokolomami, J., Tukadila, H.A., Natuhoyila, A.N. and Longo-Mbenza, Aim: To determine the factors associated with the increase in the proportion B. (2021) Factors Associated with Tuberclosis- of HIV-infected TB patients of Kiamvu and Baobab Tuberculosis Screening HIV Co-Infection in Diagnosis in the Nzanza and Treatment Health Center (TSTHC) in the Nzanza HZ, Matadi, between Health Zone. Open Access Library Journal, 8: January 2012 and December 2017. Methods: This was a control case study of e7105. https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1107105 187 HIV-positive TB patients and 187 HIV-negative TB patients followed at the Nzanza HZ Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Health Center Received: December 22, 2020 (TSTHC) from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2017. We used Pearson’s Khi Accepted: March 14, 2021 square test and homogeneity as well as logistic regression. This identified the Published: March 17, 2021 factors associated with TB/HIV co-infection.
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