In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 18, No. 2 ( 2023-2-23), p. e0268935-
Abstract:
Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) effectively decreases rates of developing active tuberculosis disease in people living with HIV (PLHIV) who are at increased risk. The Uganda Ministry of Health launched a 100-day campaign to scale-up TPT in PLHIV in July 2019. We sought to examine the effect of the campaign on trends of TPT uptake and characteristics associated with TPT uptake and completion among persons in HIV care. We retrospectively reviewed routinely collected data from 2016 to 2019 at six urban public health facilities in Uganda. HIV care database and paper-based TPT registers at six public health facilities in Kampala, Uganda were retrospectively reviewed. Estimated trends of TPT (given as Isoniazid monotherapy) uptake and completion across the 4 years, among PLHIV aged 15 years and above, and factors associated, were examined using Poisson regression model with robust standard errors using generalized estimating equation (GEE) models. On average, a total of 39,774 PLHIV aged 15 years and above were eligible for TPT each calendar year at the six health facilities. Across all 4 years, more than 70% were females (range: 73.5% -74.6%) and the median age ranged from 33 to 34 years. From 2016 quarter one to 2019 quarter two, TPT uptake was consistently below 25%, but, as expected, the uptake significantly increased by about 3-folds from 22.1% to 61.2%, in 2019 quarter two (i.e. before the roll-out of the 100-day accelerated TPT intervention) and quarter three (i.e. after the roll-out of the 100-day accelerated TPT intervention) respectively. This increase remained highly significant even after adjusting for patients’ baseline characteristics (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] = 2.58 [95%CI 2.45, 2.72], P-value 〈 0.001). TPT completion was consistently high at above 70% at most of the time, but, it increased significantly among those initiated during 2018 quarter four and in the subsequent two quarters after the roll-out of the 100-day accelerated TPT intervention (i.e. TPT completion was: 83.2%, 95.3%, and 97.1% among individuals initiated during 2018 quarter4, and 2019 quarters 1 and 2, respectively). The increase in TPT completion during this period remained significant even after adjusting for patients’ baseline characteristics (aPR [95%CI] = 1.09 [1.04, 1.14] , P value 〈 0.001, and 1.10 [1.05,1.15], P value 〈 0.001, for individuals initiated during 2019 quarter 1, and 2, respectively compared to those initiated during 2018 quarter 4). Not on ART or newly started on ART compared to ART experienced, and pregnant at TPT initiation compared to not pregnant were associated with poor TPT completion, whereas older age (≥25 years versus 15–24 years) was associated with higher TPT completion. The targeted 100-day campaign dramatically increased TPT uptake and completion among PLHIV suggesting a viable catch up strategy to meet WHO guidelines. Future analysis with additional years of data post 100-days TPT intervention is required to evaluate the sustainability of the observed gains.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.g001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.g002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.g003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.t001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.t002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.t003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.s001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.s002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.s003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.s004
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.s005
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.s006
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.s007
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.s008
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.r001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.r002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.r003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.r004
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.r005
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.r006
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.r007
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.r008
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.r009
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268935.r010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2267670-3
Bookmarklink