Predictors of Accelerated Mortality of Tb/Hiv Co- Infected Patients on Art in Mekelle, Ethiopia: an 8 Years Retrospective Follow- Up Study

Abstract

Background: Ethiopia is a country with high burden of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (TB-HIV) dual infections in the world. However, little was known so far on predictors of time to death among TB/HIV co-infected adults in the study setting in particular. Therefore, this study was aimed at filling this gap in the region particularly.