Related factors of the Tuberculosis as a primary cause among the HIV disease deaths.
10.5393/JAMCH.2015.40.2.072
- Author:
Hye Kwon LEE
1
;
Baeg Ju NA
;
Sung A CHUN
;
Kyun Ik PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hongseong Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Death;
Healthcare Disparities;
HIV;
Tuberculosis
- MeSH:
Cause of Death;
Classification;
Education;
Healthcare Disparities;
HIV*;
Humans;
Korea;
Marital Status;
Marriage;
Tuberculosis*
- From:Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
2015;40(2):72-79
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To identify the importance of preventing tuberculosis for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infectees and to monitor their management of health, we investigated the proportion of HIV-TB (Tuberculosis) deaths among the HIV deaths and its related factors. METHODS: Data for HIV deaths from 2002 to 2010 was acquired from Statistics Korea, after which the HIV deaths were reclassified into HIV-TB deaths or other deaths according to the KCD (Korean Classification of Diseases). We analyzed the proportion of HIV-TB deaths among HIV disease deaths and the relationship between HIV-TB deaths and related variables such as sex, age, educational level, marital status, etc. RESULTS: There were 774 HIV deaths in South Korea between 2002 and 2010. TB was the main cause of death in 10.1% of all HIV deaths. The total proportion of HIV-TB deaths was 10.1% but its proportion reached 16.3% between 2005-2007 and then decreased to 4% in 2010. Also, the proportion of HIV-TB deaths was significantly high in the young age groups, but its proportion was significantly low in married groups and well educated groups (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The result implies that the policy that takes care of HIV infectee regarding TB prevention has been getting systemized on a national scale. Also, HIV-TB deaths have been affected by social factors such as education and marriage status.
