PREVALENCE OF HIV-TB CO-INFECTION IN GAUTAM BUDH NAGAR OF WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH

OBJECTIVE The burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as well as Tuberculosis (TB) is very high in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asian region including India. HIV-TB co-infection pose to be major health problem in this region as this has far more detrimental effects than HIV or TB alone. The present study was planned to assess the prevalence of co infection in the region of western Uttar Pradesh. MATERIAL AND METHODS The patients presenting to a tertiary care centre as well as an Integrated Counselling and Test Centre (ICTC) of Western Uttar Pradesh over a period of one year were recruited for the study. RESULTS The overall co-infection rate was 2.48%. Most common mode of transmission was heterosexual and maximum patients were driver by their occupation.