Epidemiological factors of co-infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and tuberculosis, patients referred to the Infectious Behavioral Diseases Center of Mashhad

The global spread of tuberculosis is due to the AIDS epidemic to the extent that it is considered a serious health threat, especially for people infected with HIV. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the epidemiological factors of simultaneous infection of AIDS and tuberculosis in patients with AIDS referred to Mashhad Center for Infectious Behavioral Diseases.

In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 103 patients with AIDS who were referred to Mashhad Center for Infectious Behavioral Diseases between 2012 and 2019 were examined. In this research, the required information, including age, gender, occupation, marital status, nationality, prison history, addiction, was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. SPSS software (version 23.0) was used for data analysis. P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

from103 patients with AIDS, 14 cases (13.6%) had simultaneous tuberculosis, 9 men (8.7%), 5 women (4.9%). The frequency of tuberculosis was significantly higher in the group of workers, people with prison history and family history of tuberculosis (P < 0.05).

Most of the patients with AIDS and TB in Mashhad are men, young people aged 29 to 49, workers, people with a history of prison and addiction. The results of the present study indicate the need for accessible and effective health and medical services to reduce current infections and prevent new infections in the population.