Viral Load and CD4 Markers as Determinants of Tuberculosis Coinfection Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Papua Indonesia.

Tuberculosis (TB) infection causes mortality among People Living with HIV (PLHIV), so the treatment of TB-HIV coinfection is crucial. The study aimed to identify the determinants contributing to TB coinfection among PLHIV in Papua. It is a descriptive-analytic study with a cross-sectional design involving 188 PLHIV at the four hospitals in Papua.

Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with tobacco smoking and alcohol use disorder among heterosexual people living with HIV in West Papua, Indonesia.

Introduction: Tobacco smoking and Alcohol use disorder (AUD) are common among people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV), and therefore are linked to increased mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of tobacco smoking and AUD, as well as to examine the factors associated with tobacco smoking and AUD among heterosexual PLHIV in West Papua.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among PLHIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) at the voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) clinics in Manokwari, Sorong City, and Fakfak district.

Viral and Host Factors are Related to the Progression of HIV Diseases in Mimika, Papua.

Background: Papua has a high cumulative number of HIV, which has expanded epidemic status with the most risk factors are heterosexuals.

Aim: This study aims to determine factors associated with HIV disease progression include host and viral factors.

Methods: Eighty-four subjects recruited in Rumah Sakit Mitra Masyarakat (RSMM) VCT's laboratory, interviewed with questionnaires and also did laboratory examinations.