Progress towards universal HIV testing among TB patients in Vietnam

A retrospective cohort evaluation of TB/HIV surveillance, 2011–2017

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 April 2019
Country:
Vietnam
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Hoa, N.B., Nhung NV.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV remain a major causes of morbidity and mortality globally. The authors conducted an analysis of TB/HIV surveillance data to describe the trends in HIV testing coverage and HIV positivity rate among TB patients in Viet Nam, 2011–2017.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Hoa NB, Nhung NV. Progress towards universal HIV testing among TB patients in Viet Nam: a retrospective cohort evaluation of TB/HIV surveillance, 2011–2017. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 2019;8(1):25.

Progress towards universal HIV testing among TB patients in Viet Nam: a retrospective cohort evaluation of TB/HIV surveillance, 2011–2017

Published 1 April 2019
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