Gender difference in mortality among pulmonary tuberculosis HIV co-infected adults aged 15-49 years in Kenya.

Setting: Kenya, 2012-2015.

Objective: To explore whether there is a gender difference in all-cause mortality among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB)/ HIV co-infected patients treated for tuberculosis (TB) between 2012 and 2015 in Kenya.

Design: Retrospective cohort of 9,026 smear-positive patients aged 15-49 years.