Amare Deribew|Nebiyu Negussu|Zenebe Melaku|Kebede Deribe
Investigation Outcomes of Tuberculosis Suspects in the Health Centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Jimma University|Oromiyaa Regional Health Bureau|International Trachoma Initiative|Jimma University
little known prevalence tuberculosis tb hiv among tb suspects primary health care units ethiopiain period february march 2009 cross sectional survey done 27 health centers addis ababa assess prevalence tb hiv among tb suspects 2 weeks symptoms tb cough fever weight loss diagnosis tb hiv based national guidelines information concerning sociodemographic variables knowledge respondents tb collected using pretested questionnaireof 545 tb suspects 506 927 participated study prevalence pulmonary extra pulmonary tb 460 233506 smear positivity rate among pulmonary tb suspect 213 tb suspects 298 589 tested hiv 272 81298 hiv seropositive fifty percent hiv positive tb suspects tb tb suspects contact history tb patient family 9 times likely tb contact history 91 95ci40 205 individuals poor 52 95ci 23 112 fair knowledge 37 95ci 13 104 tb likely tb individuals good knowledgein conclusion prevalence tb among tb suspects duration 2 weeks high fifty percent hiv positive tb suspects tb case finding among tb suspects duration 2 weeks intensified particularly among contact history tb patient