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Indicator name:
Tuberculosis patients with known HIV status (%)
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
3428
Rationale:
 This indicator measures the HIV status of TB patients. Knowledge of HIV status enables HIV-positive TB patients to access the most appropriate HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services. Trends over time demonstrate progress towards national and international targets. A high proportion of TB patients knowing their status provides a sufficiently robust estimate of the true HIV prevalence among TB patients for surveillance purposes.   
Definition:
Percentage of TB patients who had an HIV test result recorded in the TB register (Indicator C.1.1 in  http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241598194_eng.pdf)  
Method of estimation:
Facility TB registers and quarterly case-finding reports.
Preferred data sources:
Surveillance systems; All references to Kosovo should be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)
Links:
A guide to monitoring and evaluation for collaborative TB/HIV activities
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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