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Background: TB is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB ranks as the sixth leading cause of death, if not treated, each person with active TB infects on average 10-15 person every year. Tuberculosis is the leading killer among people living with HIV/AIDS. Nepal is considered as high prevalence of tuberculosis, and HIV is emerging as a major public health problem. This cross sectional study was carried among HIV patients receiving anti retroviral treatment from BPKIHS a tertiary level hospital with objective to know the status of tuberculosis during study period. Results: Among the study participants there were 35(58.3%) male and 25(41.7%) female of which 22 patients (36.66%) were found to be suffering from PTB. Out of the total suffering from TB, 12 were male and 10 were female. Majority (41.9%) of participants were of age group 30-39 years, followed by ≥ 40 years (31.7%) and 20-29 years (16.7%). Major constituent in ethnicity were from janjati (71.7%). Conclusion: Prevalence of PTB was found to be higher among the HIV subjects who were taking antiretroviral from BPKIHS. Finding shows concentrated epidemic and major constituent were male. This emphasizes there is need of an active surveillance of TB among HIV population of Eastern Nepal.

 Keywords: TB, HIV, Co-infection, Mycobacterium