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. 2009 Oct 23;88(4):253–259. doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.066522

Table 1. Development and implementation of policies for co-trimoxazole prophylaxis and isoniazid preventive therapy in World Health Organization regions, 2007.

Region Countries receiving survey Countries responding to survey
Countries with CTXp policy
Countries with nationwide implementation of CXTp policya
Countries with IPT policy
Countries with nationwide implementation of IPT policya
Respondent countries
No. No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
African Region 31 17 55 16 94 11 69 8 47 1 13 Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Region of the Americas 10 6 60 6 100 4 67 5 83 2 40 Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago
Eastern Mediterranean Region 5 3 60 3 100 2 67 1 33 1 100 Iran, Somalia, Sudan
European Region 11 7 64 6 86 3 50 5 71 2 40 Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine
South-East Asia Region 5 4 80 4 100 2 50 2 50 0 0 India, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand
Western Pacific Region 7 4 57 3 75 3 100 0 0 0 0 Cambodia, China, Philippines, Viet Nam
Total 69 41 59 38 93 25 66 21 51 6 28 All countries

CTXp, co-trimoxazole prophylaxis; ITP, isoniazid preventive therapy.

a Countries providing co-trimoxazole prophylaxis and isoniazid preventive therapy to people living with HIV in all the regions and districts in the country were considered to have achieved nationwide implementation.

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