Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS dual infection: A Case study for Bugando and Sekou-Toure hospitals in Mwanza, Tanzania

Abstract

Tuberculosis and HIV coinfection is common worldwide, including Tanzania. This study aimed at depicting the situation at Bugando Medical Centre and Sekou-Toure Hospital in Mwanza Region. The TB registers and the HIV registers were analysed for cases recorded for the period between 1st January 2008 and 3rd December 2008 inclusive. A total of 485 cases were recorded in the TB registers and HIV/AIDS registers of both hospitals. Males were 277 (57%) and females were 208 (43%). Among the TB cases, 219 (44%) were smear positive, 177 (36.4) were smear negative, and 99 (20.4%) were extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A total of 479 (99%) cases had their HIV test results recorded. The HIV positive cases were 244 (51%).
Dual infection: The proportion of TB cases also having HIV/AIDS infection was 51%. The cure rate of smear positive, HIV positive cases was 71%; the cure rate of smear positive, HIV negative case was 85%.The mortality rate of HIV positive TB cases was 11%, the mortality of HIV negative TB cases was 2%.