Tuberculosis, latent tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS
Conditions
Interventions
From the sample calculation and considering a loss of up to 30%, the intervention group will be composed of 1281 individuals. These individuals will be screened for tuberculosis (TB) from the first co
Procedure/surgery
Sponsors
Conselho Nacional d eDeswenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico
Fundacao de Amparo a Ciencia e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: HIV positive patients who were diagnosed with HIV; aged 18 years or over; and attended in Correia Picanco Hospital before initiating ART.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Being treated for TB; We have been treated for tuberculosis in the last three months; be receiving antiretroviral therapy over a month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| General mortality rate. intervention group: numbers of deaths from any cause in the intervention group * 100/ sample in the intervention group control group: numbers of deaths from any cause in the control group* 100/ sample in the control group We will measure the mortality rate one year after finishing the study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of latent tuberculosis diagnosis (TBLI), tuberculosis (TB) confirmed and suspected TB, proportion of cure and death.For example: Percentage of TBLI in the control group: number of TBLI diagnosed in the control group * 100 / Sample in the control group We will measure the secondary outcomes one year after finishing the study | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactNoemia Siqueira
Centro de Pesquisa Aggeu Magalhaes
Outcome results
None listed