%0 Journal Article
%T Drivers of Multi-Drug Resistance to Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs in TB/HIV Co-Infection in Tuberculosis Patients
%A Yende Mupepe
%A Nsutier Kolnziam
%A Izana Pambi
%A Manyama Katata
%A Tene Masolo
%A Kiala Makola
%A Tukija Nkunda
%A Ikumunir Mutshil
%A Tshiama Claudine
%A Gédéon Bongo
%J Archives of Pharmacy Practice
%@ 2320-5210
%D 2025
%V 16
%N 2
%R 10.51847/NzhHwpLOLr
%P 19-25
%X TB/HIV co-infection is a very heavy burden, and controlling or even eliminating it is a challenge for African countries and their health services. The leading cause of mortality for those with TB/HIV co-infection is still resistance to anti-tuberculosis medications, and the factors leading to it are little known because they are less documented. The main aim of this research was to determine the drivers of multi-drug resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs in TB/HIV co-infection in tuberculosis patients in a hospital in Kinshasa. A descriptive cross-sectional study analyzed 25 records of patients with TB/HIV co-infection undergoing antiretroviral and anti-tuberculosis treatment at the Saint-Pierre de Kabambarré Hospital in Kinshasa. The mentioned files were analyzed over a period running from October 2023 to January 2024. A descriptive analysis revealed that environmental variables, including alcohol intake, had contributed to 46.6% of patients' development of resistance to anti-tuberculosis medications, loss of sight due to relocation, compared with 40% as a result of economic factors, in particular poverty and geographical inaccessibility. Only 32% of resistance was linked to medical factors: stock-outs of anti-tuberculosis drugs, and 41% of respondents developed resistance as a result of biological factors. On the other hand, only 12% of patients developed resistant relapses due to socio-demographic factors, such as discrimination and the myth surrounding tuberculosis. Poverty combined with the global economic collapse, geographical inaccessibility, stock-outs of anti-tuberculosis drugs and antiretrovirals, increased viral load, discrimination and the myth surrounding tuberculosis are responsible for anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in patients with HIV/TB co-infection. 
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