Trends and determinants of isoniazid preventive therapy initiation in antiretroviral therapy-treated HIV-positive adults in Tanzania Mainland 2015-2020: a retrospective observational study using medical records.

8 Our study documented an increasing trend of IPT initiation from 52.70% in 2015 to 68.30% in 2020, and this finding is consistent with reports from Zimbabwe and South Africa. 18 20 WHO End TB Strategy led to the increase in efforts of TB preventive services among PLHIV, improvement in HIV services-testing treatment and retention, integration of HIV/TB services and continuing capacity building to health professionals on IPT and its importance among PLHIV.

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