Implementation of systematic screening for tuberculosis disease and tuberculosis preventive treatment among people living with HIV attending antiretroviral treatment clinics in Ghana: a national pilot study.

Objectives: To assess the yield and cost of implementing systematic screening for tuberculosis (TB) disease among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and initiation of TB preventive treatment (TPT) in Ghana.

Design: Prospective cohort study from August 2019 to December 2020.

Setting: One hospital from each of Ghana's regions (10 total).