The two scientists added that the preliminary results indicated that, of the group tested, 12% and 2% of Covid-19 deaths were attributable to HIV and TB respectively.
Preliminary results from a study of 12 987 Covid-19 patients in South Africa indicate that HIV and TB have a modest effect on mortality, lead scientists Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Professor Salim Abdool Karim said.
Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, associate scientific director of the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa and Professor Salim Abdool Karim, a clinical infectious diseases epidemiologist, shared this insight in an article titled “Covid-19 affects HIV and tuberculosis care” in Sciencemag on 24 July 2020.
“The small contribution of HIV and TB to Covid-19 mortality is mainly due to these deaths occurring in older people, in whom HIV and active TB are not common. The scientists cite that access to medical care for non–Covid-19 conditions was limited during the lockdown, with health facilities experiencing declines in the number of TB and HIV patients collecting their medication on schedule.
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