Sylvia M LaCourse1, Ruth W Deya, Susan M Graham, Linnet N Masese, Walter Jaoko, Kischorchandra N Mandaliya, Julie Overbaugh, R Scott McClelland. 1. *Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA;†Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;Departments of ‡Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA;§Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA;‖Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya; and¶Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Kenyan female sex workers (FSWs) have a high HIV prevalence, increasing their tuberculosis (TB) risk. Despite recommendations that HIV-positive individuals be offered isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), uptake has been limited. METHODS: In this longitudinal cohort of HIV-positive FSWs, we retrospectively characterized the IPT care cascade between March 2000 and January 2010, including reasons for cascade loss or appropriate exit. Cascade success required completion of 6 months of IPT. Baseline characteristics were assessed as potential correlates of cascade loss using multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS: Among 642 HIV-positive FSWs eligible for IPT evaluation, median age was 31 years (IQR 26-35) with median CD4 lymphocyte count of 409 (IQR 292-604) cells per cubic millimeter. There were 249 (39%) women who successfully completed 6 months of IPT, 157 (24%) appropriately exited the cascade, and 236 (37%) were cascade losses. Most cascade losses occurred at symptom screen (38%, 90/236), chest radiograph evaluation (28%, 66/236), or during IPT treatment (30%, 71/236). Twenty-nine women were diagnosed with tuberculosis, including one after IPT initiation. Most women initiating IPT completed the course (71%, 249/351); <5% had medication intolerance. Younger women [<25 and 25-35 vs. >35 years; adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.65, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.46 to 4.80 and AOR 1.78, 95% CI: 1.13 to 2.80, respectively], and those evaluated for IPT after antiretroviral availability in 2004 (AOR 1.92, 95% CI: 1.31 to 2.81), were more likely to be cascade losses. CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of IPT among HIV-positive FSWs in Kenya is feasible. However, significant losses along the IPT care cascade underscore the need for strategies improving retention in care.
BACKGROUND: Kenyan female sex workers (FSWs) have a high HIV prevalence, increasing their tuberculosis (TB) risk. Despite recommendations that HIV-positive individuals be offered isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), uptake has been limited. METHODS: In this longitudinal cohort of HIV-positive FSWs, we retrospectively characterized the IPT care cascade between March 2000 and January 2010, including reasons for cascade loss or appropriate exit. Cascade success required completion of 6 months of IPT. Baseline characteristics were assessed as potential correlates of cascade loss using multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS: Among 642 HIV-positive FSWs eligible for IPT evaluation, median age was 31 years (IQR 26-35) with median CD4 lymphocyte count of 409 (IQR 292-604) cells per cubic millimeter. There were 249 (39%) women who successfully completed 6 months of IPT, 157 (24%) appropriately exited the cascade, and 236 (37%) were cascade losses. Most cascade losses occurred at symptom screen (38%, 90/236), chest radiograph evaluation (28%, 66/236), or during IPT treatment (30%, 71/236). Twenty-nine women were diagnosed with tuberculosis, including one after IPT initiation. Most women initiating IPT completed the course (71%, 249/351); <5% had medication intolerance. Younger women [<25 and 25-35 vs. >35 years; adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.65, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.46 to 4.80 and AOR 1.78, 95% CI: 1.13 to 2.80, respectively], and those evaluated for IPT after antiretroviral availability in 2004 (AOR 1.92, 95% CI: 1.31 to 2.81), were more likely to be cascade losses. CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of IPT among HIV-positive FSWs in Kenya is feasible. However, significant losses along the IPT care cascade underscore the need for strategies improving retention in care.
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