Syndemic Interaction Between Hiv and Tb- A Catastrophic Duet

Abstract

BACKGROUND TB is the most common opportunistic infection (OI) among HIV-infected individuals and co-infected individuals are at high risk of death. The risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be between 16-27 times greater in people living with HIV than among those without HIV infection. In 2015, there were an estimated 10.4 million cases of tuberculosis disease globally including 1.2 million (11%) among people living with HIV. Aims and Objectives-To study the distribution between demographic profile and HIV-TB co-infection and to study the clinical profile of patients with HIV-TB co-infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS A hospital-based observational study was conducted on 150 patients of HIV-TB co-infection coming to Department of Medicine/ ART Centre in Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. RESULTS A total of 150 patients were included in this study. Prevalence was more among unemployed and illiterate people. CONCLUSION This study showed that there were significant associations between various risk factors, demographic factors and HIV-TB coinfection.