Incidence and risk factors for tuberculosis at a rural HIV clinic in Uganda, 2012–2019; A retrospective cohort study
Incidence of TB among PLHIV on ART was low in this rural population. Clinicians offering care to people with HIV in the rural setting should have a heightened index of suspicion for TB disease.
Authors
- Deus Lukoye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5362-9924)
- Richard Muhindo
- Arthur G. Fitzmaurice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1509-3831)
- Stella Zawedde‐Muyanja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8823-7082)
- Ibrahim Sendagire
- Anthony Ndyanabo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0087-9292)
- Gertrude Nakigozi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6193-2790)
- Victor Ssempijja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2609-6525)
- Absalom Ssettuba
- Steven J. Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5403-2759)
- Annie N. Mawanda
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (UG)
- Infectious Diseases Institute (UG)
- Rakai Health Sciences Program (UG)
- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (US)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (US)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23090-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Fogarty International Center
- NHLBI Division of Intramural Research