HIV testing among patients with presumptive tuberculosis: how do we implement in a routine programmatic setting? Results of a large operational research from India
In 2012 World Health Organization recommended that HIV testing should be offered to all patients with presumptive TB
Abstract
An operational research was conducted in Karnataka State to test processes and learn results and challenges of screening presumptive TB patients for HIV within routine health care settings.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
Kumar AMV, Gupta D, Kumar A, Gupta RS, Kanchar A, Rao R, et al. (2016) HIV Testing among Patients with Presumptive Tuberculosis: How Do We Implement in a Routine Programmatic Setting? Results of a Large Operational Research from India. PLoS ONE 11(5): e0156487. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156487