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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Operational Research

Background:

  • The World Health Organization recommended HIV testing for all presumptive tuberculosis (TB) patients in 2012.
  • Implementation and monitoring of this recommendation in Indian healthcare settings remained unclear.
  • Operational research was conducted in Karnataka, India, to assess HIV screening processes for presumptive TB patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the implementation and outcomes of offering routine HIV testing to presumptive TB patients.
  • To identify operational challenges and lessons learned for improving HIV testing uptake in this population.
  • To determine the prevalence of HIV among presumptive TB patients in routine care.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2012 across Karnataka's public sector sputum microscopy centers.
  • Laboratory technicians offered HIV testing to all presumptive TB patients attending these centers.
  • HIV status data were recorded in routine TB laboratory forms and registers; reasons for non-testing were collected at the district level.

Main Results:

  • Out of 115,308 presumptive TB patients, HIV status was ascertained for 62,847 (55%).
  • 12% (7,559) of those tested were HIV-positive, with 40% (3,034) being newly diagnosed.
  • Non-testing was primarily due to the unavailability of testing services at the sputum collection site (54% of non-tested cases).

Conclusions:

  • Routine HIV testing of presumptive TB patients effectively identified a significant number of previously undiagnosed HIV infections.
  • Operational challenges, particularly service availability, need to be addressed to improve HIV testing uptake.
  • The findings offer valuable insights for enhancing integrated HIV and TB services.