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13-11. HIV testing in TB patients

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13-11. Increase the proportion of adults with tuberculosis (TB) who have been tested for HIV.
Target: 85 percent.
Baseline: 55 percent of adults aged 25 to 44 years with TB were tested for HIV in 1998.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source : National TB Surveillance System, CDC, DTBE.

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