Research Article

Spatial Clustering of Tuberculosis-HIV Coinfection in Ethiopia at Districts Level

Table 1

The number of TB, HIV, and TB/HIV coinfected patients reported in Ethiopia by gender and year.

Variable1MaleFemaleTotal

2015
Number of TB cases enrolled to DOTS and who were tested for HIV49,94941,43391,382
Number of TB patients with HIV-positive test result3,8043,3827,186
Number of patients enrolled in HIV care who were screened for TB during their visit239,139384,788623,927
Total number of HIV patients with active TB1,8801,7233,603

2016
Number of TB cases enrolled to DOTS and who were tested for HIV49,80241,89091,692
Number of TB patients with HIV-positive test result3,5283,2336,761
Number of patients enrolled in HIV care who were screened for TB during their visit348,148566,839914,987
Total number of HIV patients with active TB2,0971,7753,872

2017
Number of TB cases enrolled to DOTS and who were tested for HIV51,56441,75393,317
Number of TB patients with HIV-positive test result3,3912,8916,282
Number of patients enrolled in HIV care who were screened for TB during their visit389,650651,6801,041,330
Total number of HIV patients with active TB1,8991,7883,687

2018
Number of TB cases enrolled to DOTS and who were tested for HIV28,99123,41152,402
Number of TB patients with HIV-positive test result1,9881,6163,604
Number of patients enrolled in HIV care who were screened for TB during their visit266,948452,703719,651
Total number of HIV patients with active TB1,2281,5032,731

1HIV: human Immunodeficiency virus; TB: tuberculosis; DOTS: directly observed therapy, short course.