Umer Usman, Muhammad Saqib, Aneela Chaudhary.
Discontinuation of Tuberculosis Treatment in Co-Infected TB with HIV.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;17(1):60-4.

Objective: To determine the factors for discontinuation of TB medication in patient with TB/HIV co- infection. Methods: A cross sectional study conducted in department of pulmonology DHQ hospital, Faisalabad. We analyze the reasons that lead to co-infected TB/HIV patients to discontinue TB medication and to find out the action of health team. Forty-five professionals participated in the study who serves patients with TB/HIV comorbidity. All patients were informed about the procedure. Result: After compiling the results, it was noted that low socioeconomic conditions, lack of information about the disease, possible side effects are frequent reasons leading to discontinuation. Conclusion: Global progress in implementation of TB/HIV activities is encouraging but still limited and late. The need of the hour is to strengthen the existing strategies to overcome the current issues.

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