The Prevalence of Tuberculosis among HIV/AIDS Patients Attending the Art Clinic at Gondar Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: TB and HIV are the leading causes of death frominfectiousdisease among adults worldwide, and the number of tuberculosis cases has risen significantly since the start of the HIV epidemics, particularly in Sub-saharan Africa, where HIV is a pandemic. In Ethiopia, TB and HIV/AIDS have become diseases of major public health importance. However, the magnitude of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among ART attendants is not well known at Gondar health center.