Elias Abdulalim
Ethiopia
Research Article
Isoniazid Preventive Therapy: Level of Adherence and Its Determinant Factors among HIV Positive Patients in Adama Hospital Medical College, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2016
Author(s): Elias Abdulalim, Sileshi Garuma, Bekele Dibaba and Tolossa E ChakaElias Abdulalim, Sileshi Garuma, Bekele Dibaba and Tolossa E Chaka
Background: Tuberculosis is an airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (M.TB). Mycobacterium bacilli in the body will get destroyed or presented to white blood cell that could trigger immune response and ultimately establishes latent tuberculosis infection. Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) hinders the development of active TB in patients with latent TB infection. All HIV positive patients without contraindications are eligible for IPT.
Methods: A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the level of adherence to IPT and its determinant factors among HIV positive patients at Adama Hospital Medical College ART clinic. One hundred sixty eight patients who were ≥ 18 years of age and who took IPT at least for two months were consecutively interviewed. SPSS version 21 was used for data entry.. View More»
