Background: Tuberculosis is the most common presenting illness among people living with HIV, including those who are taking anti-retroviral treatment. There were an estimated 1.2 million HIV positive new TB cases globally in 2014. Around 74% of these infected people live in sub-Saharan Africa. Aim and objectives were to study the treatment outcome of tuberculosis among HIV co-infected patients; to assess the outcome of TB treatment in TB patients with respect to their HIV status and to study the underlying factors influencing the outcome rates. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was designed and conducted in Municipal Corporation area, Aurangabad. For this study, HIV co-infected patients registered at city Tuberculosis Centre, Aurangabad were noted and thus information only on TB-HIV status of patients was collected. Results: In this study majority of the study participants were in the age group between 35 and 49 years (45.98%); which is in the reproductive age group. HIV-TB co-infected in this region was mostly males (60.92%). Conclusions: Important conclusion of the study is that very few patients got cured off TB among TB-HIV co-infected patients. One of the reasons could be immunosuppression of HIV patients make them vulnerable for getting active TB and its rapid progression. All the rates i.e. death, default & transfer rate are all above the standard rate i.e. 5% as per RNTCP guidelines.
Background: In the developing world, even today, perhaps delivery is the commonest event where life and death stand side by side for both, the expectant mother and her forthcoming newborn. India being second most populous country in the world, women and pre-school children constitute about one third of total population; any neglect or delay in care can adversely affect the wanted outcome. The aim of the study was to assess factors affecting institutional and home delivery in rural areas under field practice area of tertiary care center in Aurangabad city. The objectives of the study were as follows: to estimate the prevalence of home and hospital delivery in rural area and to study and analyze the factors affecting place of delivery i.e. home or hospitalMethods: Present study was undertaken in the two sub centers under one of the primary health cares in field practice area under tertiary care hospital in Aurangabad city. A total of 659 respondent women were interviewed to collect information regarding first and last delivery.Results: Total 58.27% women were delivered in private hospitals and only 18.66% delivered in Government institutions while prevalence of Home delivery was 23.06%.Conclusions: Early antenatal care (ANC) registration from the first pregnancy of the women with recommended visits should be encouraged since ANC registration has greater influence in selection of place of delivery.
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