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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ›› 2022, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (6): 437-442.doi: 10.19983/j.issn.2096-8493.20220133

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Epidemiological characteristics of MTB/HIV co-infection in Yunnan Province from 2010 to 2020

Yang Rui, Xu Lin(), Li Ling   

  1. Tuberculosis Prevention Center, Yunnan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China
  • Received:2022-08-23 Online:2022-12-20 Published:2022-12-15
  • Contact: Xu Lin E-mail:xulinth@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Objective: To analyze the epidemic pattern of MTB/HIV co-infection in Yunnan Province, and to provide scientific basis for the prevention and control of MTB/HIV co-infection. Methods: The data of screening and diagnosis of MTB/HIV co-infection cases from 2010 to 2020 were obtained from the Tuberculosis management information system and MTB/HIV co-infection prevention and management annual report. Descriptive statistics and trend test were used to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of MTB/HIV co-infection over time. Results: From 2010 to 2020, the proportion of HIV/AIDS patients receiving TB testing increased from 25.01% to 91.26%, the detection positive rate decreased from 4.03% to 0.42%, and the proportion of TB patients receiving HIV antibody testing increased from 24.04% to 98.33%, the detection positive rate decreased from 0.72% to 0.30%. The ratio of male to female was about 4.2∶1 (4000∶960) among all tested positive MTB/HIV co-infection patients. The proportion of farmers, patients aged over 45 years old, patients without patient delay (the interval between onset of suspicious symptoms of tuberculosis and visit to medical institutions <14 days), and etiologically positive patients among all registered MTB/HIV co-infection patients increased from 49.50% (198/400), 18.00% (72/400), 30.75% (123/400), 16.75% (67/400) in 2010 to 84.13% (477/567), 40.04% (227/567), 37.63% (213/566), 47.62% (270/567) in 2020, which all showed an increasing trend year by year (Ztrend values were -14.617, 11.833, -5.628, -10.118 respectively, P<0.001). Conclusion: The implementation of MTB/HIV co-infection screening strategy in Yunnan Province has achieved remarkable results. However, it is still necessary to continue to improve the quality of all aspects of screening, take more effective prevention and control measures, and detect patients as much as possible, so as to control the epidemic of MTB/HIV co-infection to a greater extent.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, HIV infections, Comorbidity, Disease attributes

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