Evaluation of effectiveness of a project for treating TB/HIV co-infection(phase 1)supported by Global Funds in Wolong district
- VernacularTitle:卧龙区全球基金TB/HIV双重感染防治项目一期效果评价
- Author:
Zhenhua MEI
;
Ying LIU
;
Jiuhan XIE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Global Fund;
TB/HIV;
Evaluation
- From:
Chinese Journal of AIDS & STD
2006;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a project for treating TB/HIV co-infection(phase 1,2007-2008)supported by Global Fund in Wolong district.Method Data on project implementation in 2007-2008 were collected and analyzed.Results A total of 916 TB patients were diagnosed in 2007-2008,of whom 847 cases were detected for HIV antibody,with a detection rate of 92.47%.A total of 368 people living with HIV/AIDS were identified by screening 1790 persons/times,with a screening rate of 94.36%.Among them 55 cases of active tuberculosis were co-infected with HIV,of whom 3 were smear positive.After aniti-TB chemotherapy marked symptomatic improvement was witnessed in 37 cases;the curative rate for new smear positive cases reached 66.7% and the remission rate was 70.0%.Conclusion Satisfactory results were achieved in preventing and treating TB/HIV co-infection in Wologn district,and the experience gained in implementing the phase 1 project will provide useful information for implementing the project for the next phases.
