HIV/TB co-infection in mainland China: a meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: TB and HIV co-epidemic is a major public health problem in many parts of the world, particularly in developing counties. We aimed to summarize the prevalence of TB and HIV co-infection in mainland China, using meta-analysis based on systematic review of published articles. METHODS: We sy...
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| author | Lei Gao Feng Zhou Xiangwei Li Qi Jin |
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| description | BACKGROUND: TB and HIV co-epidemic is a major public health problem in many parts of the world, particularly in developing counties. We aimed to summarize the prevalence of TB and HIV co-infection in mainland China, using meta-analysis based on systematic review of published articles. METHODS: We systematically reviewed published studies, from the MEDLINE and Chinese BioMedical Literature Databases, on the prevalence of HIV infection among TB patients and on the prevalence of TB among HIV/AIDS population until 15 April 2010, and quantitatively summarized the estimates using meta-analysis. RESULTS: In total, 29 studies were included in this review, with consistently homogeneous results. TB patients, for whom the summary prevalence of HIV infection was 0.9% (0.6%-1.4%) in mainland China, were found to be a potential target population for HIV screening. The prevalence of TB among HIV/AIDS population was 7.2% (4.2%-12.3%), but this was much higher when the analyses were restricted to AIDS patients (22.8%). Significantly higher prevalence was observed for males and hospital-based studies. CONCLUSIONS: Our analyses indicated that the prevalence of HIV/TB co-infection in China deserves special attention, screening of TB among HIV/AIDS populations should be attached more importance, which would be much more helpful for treatment of both diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7443f42b7f90457dbfbbeee9e0e730492022-12-21T19:42:43ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032010-01-0155e1073610.1371/journal.pone.0010736HIV/TB co-infection in mainland China: a meta-analysis.Lei GaoFeng ZhouXiangwei LiQi JinBACKGROUND: TB and HIV co-epidemic is a major public health problem in many parts of the world, particularly in developing counties. We aimed to summarize the prevalence of TB and HIV co-infection in mainland China, using meta-analysis based on systematic review of published articles. METHODS: We systematically reviewed published studies, from the MEDLINE and Chinese BioMedical Literature Databases, on the prevalence of HIV infection among TB patients and on the prevalence of TB among HIV/AIDS population until 15 April 2010, and quantitatively summarized the estimates using meta-analysis. RESULTS: In total, 29 studies were included in this review, with consistently homogeneous results. TB patients, for whom the summary prevalence of HIV infection was 0.9% (0.6%-1.4%) in mainland China, were found to be a potential target population for HIV screening. The prevalence of TB among HIV/AIDS population was 7.2% (4.2%-12.3%), but this was much higher when the analyses were restricted to AIDS patients (22.8%). Significantly higher prevalence was observed for males and hospital-based studies. CONCLUSIONS: Our analyses indicated that the prevalence of HIV/TB co-infection in China deserves special attention, screening of TB among HIV/AIDS populations should be attached more importance, which would be much more helpful for treatment of both diseases.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2873981?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Lei Gao Feng Zhou Xiangwei Li Qi Jin HIV/TB co-infection in mainland China: a meta-analysis. PLoS ONE |
| title | HIV/TB co-infection in mainland China: a meta-analysis. |
| title_full | HIV/TB co-infection in mainland China: a meta-analysis. |
| title_fullStr | HIV/TB co-infection in mainland China: a meta-analysis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | HIV/TB co-infection in mainland China: a meta-analysis. |
| title_short | HIV/TB co-infection in mainland China: a meta-analysis. |
| title_sort | hiv tb co infection in mainland china a meta analysis |
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