To start or to complete? - Challenges in implementing tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV: a mixed-methods study from Karnataka, India

• Main Authors: Mahendra M. Reddy (Author), Pruthu Thekkur (Author), Nagesh Ramya (Author), Prasanna B. T. Kamath (Author), Suresh G. Shastri (Author), Ravi B. N. Kumar (Author), Palanivel Chinnakali (Author), Abhay S. Nirgude (Author), Chethana Rangaraju (Author), Narasimhaiah Somashekar (Author), Ajay M. V. Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) has been shown to reduce the risk of tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). In 2017, India began a nationwide roll-out of IPT, but there is a lack of evidence on the implementation and the challenges. Objectives: Among PLHIV newly initi...