MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF TB/HIV PATIENTS AT THE COMMUNE HEALTH CENTER OF THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE

Trần Văn Tùng, Nguyễn Đắc Trung, Nguyễn Thị Tố Uyên

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Objectives: To describe the management and treatment of TB/HIV patients at the Commune Health Center in Thai Nguyen province and analysis some factors related to TB/HIV treatment outcomes. Subjects and research methods: A cross-sectional study among 60 commune health workers and 103 TB/HIV patients who were managed at the community health centers in 2019, 2020. Results: 98.3% commune health workers adequately recorded TB/HIV patients; the percentage of correctly providing TB/HIV drugs for patients (7-10 days/time) was 0%; the percentage of regular monitoring patients at home was 70.0%; patients with TB AFB (+)/HIV, who were tested 1st, 2nd and 3th times, were 77.8% 74.1%, 66.7%, respectively. The successful treatment rate of TB/HIV patient and AFB (+)/HIV were 93.3% and 77.8%, respectively. The related factors with TB/HIV treatment outcomes were age, occupation, family economics, treatment combination between ARV and Cotrimoxazole of TB/HIV patients.

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