Uptake of tuberculosis prevention therapy in people living with HIV/AIDS in northern Nigeria: a programme to increase use of isoniazid preventive therapy

Uptake of tuberculosis prevention therapy in people living with HIV/AIDS in northern Nigeria: a programme to increase use of isoniazid preventive therapy

Background: Tuberculosis is a main cause of death in people living with HIV and results in around 39 000 deaths every year in Nigeria. Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), the standard tuberculosis preventive therapy used in Nigeria, has been shown to significantly reduce mortality and prevent tuberc...

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Main Authors: Fadimatu Yunusa, MPH, Maryam Bello, BSc, Gbenga A Kayode, PhD, Adeoye Adegboye, MPH, Geraldine Abone, MBBS, Fati Murtala-Ibrahim, B Pharm, Martha Okposo, MSc, Atinuke Anjorin, MBBS, Saswata Dutt, MBBS, Oche Yusuf, MHM, Nadia Sam-Agudu, Patrick Dakum, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X20301789

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