Association between distance to HIV testing site and uptake of HIV testing for tuberculosis patients in Cambodia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-231

  Kanara, N ^a   Cain, Kevin P ^a   Chhum, V ^b   Eng, B ^a,b   Kim, S ^b   Keo, S ^b   Heller, T A ^a   Varma, J K ^a,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Banteay Meanchey Provincial Health Department   (Cambodia)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Epidemiology; HIV; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59549104697     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. World Health Organization. Interim policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities. WHO/HTM/TB/2004.330. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2004.
2. Akksilp S, Karnkawinpong O, Wattanaamornkiat W, et al. Anti-retroviral therapy during tuberculosis treatment and marked reduction in death rate of HIV-infected patients, Thailand. Emerg Infect Dis 2007; 13: 1001-1007.
3. Heller T, Cain K P, Neal J, Daravuth E, Vannarith C, Hersh B. Tuberculosis as a late complication of HIV infection in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia. 37th Union World Conference on Lung Health [Abstract PS-61766-04]. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006; 10 (Suppl): S251.
4. Manosuthi W, Chottanapand S, Thongyen S, Chaovavanich A, Sungkanuparph S. Survival rate and risk factors of mortality among HIV/tuberculosis coinfected patients with and without antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006; 43: 42-46.
5. Nissapatorn V, Kuppusamy I, Sim B L, Quek K F, Khairul Anuar A. Tuberculosis in HIV/AIDS patients: a Malaysian experience. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2005; 36: 946-953.
6. Varma J K, Wiriyakitjar D, Nateniyom S, et al. Evaluating the potential impact of the new Global Plan to Stop TB: Thailand, 2004-2005. Bull World Health Organ 2007; 85: 586-592.
7. Kalou M, Sassan-Morokro M, Abouya L, et al. Changes in HIV RNA viral load, CD4+ T-cell counts, and levels of immune activation markers associated with anti-tuberculosis therapy and cotrimoxazole prophylaxis among HIV-infected tuberculosis patients in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. J Med Virol 2005; 75: 202-208.
8. Morris L, Martin D J, Bredell H, et al. Human immunodeficiency virus-1 RNA levels and CD4 lymphocyte counts, during treatment for active tuberculosis, in South African patients. J Infect Dis 2003; 187: 1967-1971.
9. Wiktor S Z, Sassan-Morokro M, Grant A D, et al. Efficacy of trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole prophylaxis to decrease morbidity and mortality in HIV-1-infected patients with tuberculosis in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 1999; 353: 1469-1475.
10. Cain K P, Haley C A, Armstrong L R, et al. Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States: achieving tuberculosis elimination. Am J Respir Grit Care Med 2007; 175: 75-79.
11. Quy H, Cobelens F, Lan N, Buu T, Lambregts C, Borgdorff M. Treatment outcomes by drug resistance and HIV status among tuberculosis patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006; 10: 45-51.
12. Trinh T T, Shah N S, Mai H A, et al. HIV-associated TB in An Giang Province, Vietnam, 2001-2004: epidemiology and TB treatment outcomes. PLoS ONE 2007; 2: e507.
13. Mukadi Y D, Maher D, Harries A. Tuberculosis case fatality rates in high HIV prevalence populations in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS 2001; 15: 143-152.
14. World Health Organization. Guidance on provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling in health facilities. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2007.
15. Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS & World Health Organization. 2007 AIDS epidemic update December. UNAIDS/07.27E/JC1322E. Geneva, Switzerland: UNAIDS & WHO, 2007.
16. World Health Organization. Global tuberculosis control: surveillance, planning, financing. WHO report 2007. WHO/HTM/TB/2007.376. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2007.
17. Ministry of Health, Cambodia. National HIV seroprevalence survey among TB patients in Cambodia. Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Ministry of Health, National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control, 2005.
18. Kanara N, Cain K P, Laserson K F, et al. Using program evaluation to improve the performance of a TB-HIV project in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008; 12 (Suppl 1): S44-S50.
19. World Health Organization. Treatment of tuberculosis: guidelines for national programmes. 3rd ed. WHO/CDS/TB/2003. 313. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2003.
20. Cain K P, Kanara N, Laserson K F, et al. The epidemiology of HIV-associated tuberculosis in rural Cambodia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2007; 11: 1008-1013.
21. Ministry of Health, Cambodia. Tuberculosis standard treatment regimens. Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Ministry of Health, National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control, 2005.
22. Bock N N, Jensen P A, Miller B, Nardell E. Tuberculosis infection control in resource-limited settings in the era of expanding HIV care and treatment. J Infect Dis 2007; 196 (Suppl 1): S108-S113.
23. HIV counseling, testing, and care of tuberculosis patients at chest clinics - Guyana, 2005-2006. MMWR 2006; 55: 849-851.
24. Weiser S D, Heisler M, Leiter K, et al. Routine HIV testing in Botswana: a population-based study on attitudes, practices, and human rights concerns. PLoS Med 2006; 3: e261.
25. World Health Organization. Country updates on TB/HIV. Revised TB/HIV co-infection framework for the Western Pacific Region, meeting. Phnom Penh, Cambodia: WHO, 2008.
26. Jittimanee S X, Wiriyakitjar D, Jittimanee S, Nateniyom S, Kaophaithool S, Varma J K. Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling in tuberculosis clinics in Thailand. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008; 12: 955-961.
27. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling of TB patients - Livingstone District, Zambia, September 2004-December 2006. MMWR 2008; 57: 285-289.