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January 26, 2026International Journal of STD & AIDS0 citations

Ending Tuberculosis Through Prevention: Zimbabwe’s Journey from 2016 to 2024

Ending Tuberculosis through prevention: Zimbabwe’s PEPFAR Tuberculosis preventive treatment scale-up journey (2016–2024)

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TMTalent MaphosaHCHaddi Jatou ChamCMChiedza Marisa

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Overview

Analysis shows increased tuberculosis preventive treatment coverage in Zimbabwe’s PLHIV, suggesting effective scale-up strategies.

Key Points

  • The aim is to document Zimbabwe’s efforts in scaling tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) among people living with HIV (PLHIV).
  • Analyzed routine aggregate data from the PEPFAR database.
  • Conducted a desk review of national guidelines, reports, and training manuals.
  • Reviewed program reports to identify successes and challenges in TPT scale-up.
  • TPT coverage increased from <1% in 2018 to 101% in 2024 across PEPFAR supported facilities.
  • Adults had a TPT coverage of 102% compared to 87% for children.
  • TPT completion was 99.2% for adults versus 97.9% for children, significance p < 0.01.

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Maphosa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/697703d3722626c4468e8e2fhttps://doi.org/10.1177/09564624261419671
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