Unveiling solutions: strategies for tuberculosis control and diagnosis in the Dominican Republic and La Hispaniola
Robert Paulino-Ramírez, Rita Rojas, Maridania Jabier
BMC Global and Public Health · 2024-03
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health issue, especially affecting countries in the Global South, including the Dominican Republic.This comment discusses TB epidemiology, HIV co-infection and stigma-associated intersectionality, and diagnosis barriers, offering insights for future elimination strategies in the country and beyond.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Stigma (botany)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Epidemiology
- Global health
- Medicine
- Intersectionality
- Political science
- Development economics
- Economic growth
- Environmental health
- Public health
- Geography