Abstract

Introduction: Isoniazid preventive treatment has been shown to reduce the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) among HIV patients. It is, however, not clear if receiving a 6-month course of isoniazid preventive treatment (IPT) confers additional protection among HIV patients already on ART. We compared the incidence of TB among adult HIV patients on ART who had received IPT for 6 months with those who had not received IPT and identified factors associated with the development of TB to in our operational context.

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