Trends and determinants of isoniazid preventive therapy initiation in antiretroviral therapy-treated HIV-positive adults in Tanzania Mainland 2015–2020: a retrospective observational study using medical records

Elvis Bazil Meela, Gilbert Waria, Laura J Shirima, Henry Lucas Mlay, Michael Ngowi, Abdallah Abtwalibe Maghembe, Joseph Meela, Diana Somi Pallangyo, Josephine Balati, Werner Maokola, Ephrasia Hugho, James Samwel Ngocho

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107250
Published: 2026-06
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107250,
  title = {Trends and determinants of isoniazid preventive therapy initiation in antiretroviral therapy-treated HIV-positive adults in Tanzania Mainland 2015–2020: a retrospective observational study using medical records},
  author = {Elvis Bazil Meela and Gilbert Waria and Laura J Shirima and Henry Lucas Mlay and Michael Ngowi and Abdallah Abtwalibe Maghembe and Joseph Meela and Diana Somi Pallangyo and Josephine Balati and Werner Maokola and Ephrasia Hugho and James Samwel Ngocho},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107250},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107250}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Trends and determinants of isoniazid preventive therapy initiation in antiretroviral therapy-treated HIV-positive adults in Tanzania Mainland 2015–2020: a retrospective observational study using medical records
AU  - Elvis Bazil Meela
AU  - Gilbert Waria
AU  - Laura J Shirima
AU  - Henry Lucas Mlay
AU  - Michael Ngowi
AU  - Abdallah Abtwalibe Maghembe
AU  - Joseph Meela
AU  - Diana Somi Pallangyo
AU  - Josephine Balati
AU  - Werner Maokola
AU  - Ephrasia Hugho
AU  - James Samwel Ngocho
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107250
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Meela, E. B., Waria, G., Shirima, L. J., Mlay, H. L., Ngowi, M., Maghembe, A. A., Meela, J., Pallangyo, D. S., Balati, J., Maokola, W., Hugho, E., & Ngocho, J. S. (2026). Trends and determinants of isoniazid preventive therapy initiation in antiretroviral therapy-treated HIV-positive adults in Tanzania Mainland 2015–2020: a retrospective observational study using medical records. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107250

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