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Shelby T, Meyer AJ, Ochom E, Turimumahoro P, Babirye D, et al.
…tion between completion of TB evaluation and socio-economic determinants. Results: Of 116 household contacts referred to clinics for TB evaluation, 32 (28%) completed evaluation. Completing evaluation was strongly clustered by household. Controlling for individual symptoms, conta…
Nadon H, Dmello MK, Shetty S
…h tuberculosis (TB). Objectives To determine the family and social support among individuals with pulmonary TB during treatment. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 237 pulmonary TB patients currently in the continuous phase of treatment. Bivariate and multivaria…
López MG, Campos-Herrero MI, Torres-Puente M, Cañas F, Comín J, et al.
…promising candidates as targets in the search for intrinsic determinants of transmissibility, as they are responsible for many cases with sustained transmission; however, the use of low-resolution typing methods and restricted geographical investigations represent flaws in assess…
Maciel EMGS, Amancio JS, Castro DB, Braga JU
… control depends on the implementation of steps that reduce social inequities, allowing the diagnosis and effective treatment of the disease. Little is known about the conditions affecting antituberculosis treatment non-adherence in areas of great social and economic heterogeneit…
de Castro DB, de Seixas Maciel EMG, Sadahiro M, Pinto RC, de Albuquerque BC, et al.
…Manaus in the last 30 years has strengthened the process of social stratification that may result in population groups that are less favored in terms of healthcare and are vulnerable to infection and illness due to tuberculosis. This study aimed to characterize inequalities assoc…
Wahied Khawar Balwan, Neelam Saba, Irshad Ahmad Malik
…pecially for the people living with HIV. The socio-economic determinants such as unemployment, malnutrition and crowding play a significant role in increasing the rate of infection. In this article, we will discuss the socio-economic determinants of tuberculosis infection and dis…
Melisane Regina Lima Ferreira, Rúbia Laine de Paula Andrade, Pedro Augusto Bossonário, Regina Célia Fiorati, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, et al.
…losis treatment among the population deprived of liberty by social determinants of health. This retrospective cohort was conducted in the states of Rondônia and São Paulo, Brazil, with inmates with tuberculosis notified between 2008 and 2017. Data were collected from SINAN and TB…
Melisane Regina Lima Ferreira, Rúbia Laine de Paula Andrade, Pedro Augusto Bossonário, Regina Célia Fiorati, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, et al.
…losis treatment among the population deprived of liberty by social determinants of health. This retrospective cohort was conducted in the states of Rondônia and São Paulo, Brazil, with inmates with tuberculosis notified between 2008 and 2017. Data were collected from SINAN and TB…
Juan Ángel Abrego-Fernández, Rafael Laniado-Laborı́n
…gaps in detection and treatment. Objective: To identify the social determinants associated with mortality due to TB in a general hospital in Mexico. Methodology: All patients admitted with a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis to the Emergency Department of a hospital in Mexico w…
Mariana G. López, Ma Isolina Campos-Herrero, Manuela Torres‐Puente, Fernando Cañas, Jéssica Comín, et al.
…ow that the success of the GC-strain is better explained by social determinants rather than intrinsically higher bacterial transmissibility. Our approach can be used to trace and characterize strains of interest worldwide. Funding European Research Council (101001038-TB-RECONNECT…
de Castro DB, Sadahiro M, Pinto RC, de Albuquerque BC, Braga JU
…tial distribution pattern of TB incidence in Manaus and its social determinants. Design An ecological study was performed based on secondary data from TB epidemiological surveillance reports. Results An index was developed to classify neighborhoods in terms of the quality of surv…
Mary Kagujje, Innocent Mwaba, Monde Muyoyeta
…Although the end TB strategy emphasizes both biomedical and social interventions, country-level efforts have focused more heavily on medical approaches while paying comparatively less attention to the underlying social and structural determinants that fuel TB transmission and ris…
C Andrade-Sales, P A Mendonça-Cavalcante, A P Simões-Castro, M P Moreira-Sena, A P Galvão-Fonseca, et al.
…azon region, where its distribution is shaped by persistent social inequalities and environmental pressures. This study analyzed the spatial and sociodemographic dynamics of tuberculosis in the state of Pará, Northern Brazil, between 2018 and 2022. A total of 26,127 confirme…
Matthew J Saunders, Rosario Montoya, Luz Quevedo, Eric Ramos, Sumona Datta, et al.
…onents of global tuberculosis policy, poverty reduction and social protection interventions have been inconsistently implemented. We aimed to characterise how poverty and interrelated personal risk factors increase tuberculosis risk in Peru to inform the design of locally appropr…
Jigna Dave, Mihir P. Rupani
Advancing Social Protection and Tuberculosis Elimination in India – Beyond Cash Transfers and Towards Addressing Social and Structural Determinants for a Healthier Future; A Response to the Recent Commentaries
Nordholm AC, Andersen AB, Wejse C, Norman A, Ekstrøm CT, et al.
…B low-incidence settings, we need more focus on the role of social risk factors to end the TB epidemic. Methods Nationwide, retrospective register-based, case-control study from 1990 to 2018, including all TB patients in Denmark ≥18 years old (n = 9581) matched 1:3 on sex and age…
Foster N, Nguyen HV, Nguyen NV, Nguyen HB, Tiemersma EW, et al.
Background An ecological relationship between economic development and reduction in tuberculosis prevalence has been observed. Between 2007 and 2017, Việt Nam experienced rapid economic development with equitable distribution of resources and a 37% reduction in tuberculosis preva…
Bragazzi NL, Martini M, Mahroum N
Tuberculosis is a very serious respiratory infectious disease, caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which generates a relevant societal and clinical burden. It has always represented a permanent concern and a public health challenge over the course of human history,…
van Gurp M, Rood E, Fatima R, Joshi P, Verma SC, et al.
Background In order to effectively combat Tuberculosis, resources to diagnose and treat TB should be allocated effectively to the areas and population that need them. Although a wealth of subnational data on TB is routinely collected to support local planning, it is often underut…
Olusoji Daniel, Olusola Adedeji Adejumo, Janet Bamidele, Adekunle Alabi, Abiola Gbadebo, et al.
… evaluate the spatial distribution of TB in Nigeria and its social and economic consequences between 2012 and 2015. Negative binomial regression analysis examined the relationship between TB and five state-level covariates: HIV, BCG coverage, GDP per capita, percentage underweigh…
Marı́a Belén Herrero, Silvina Arrossi, Silvina Ramos, José Ueleres Braga
…is study aimed to identify the individual and environmental determinants of nonadherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment in selected districts in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, in Argentina. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a hierarchical model. Using primary and se…
Fiona Tsungirai Tanyanyiwa, Renay Helouise Van Wyk, Keitshepile Geoffrey Setswe
… South Africa, driven by a complex interplay of individual, social, and structural factors. This study assessed the syndemic relationship between these determinants to understand their collective impact on TB burden and treatment outcomes. A cross-sectional survey was conducted a…
Sales CMM, Sanchez MN, Ramalho W, Bertolde AI, Maciel ELN
Introduction This study aimed to analyze social factors involved in the spatial distribution and under-reporting of tuberculosis (TB) in the city of Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Methods This was an ecological study of the reported cases of TB between 2009 and 2011, acco…
S Suganathan Soundararajan, Pavithra GB, P Preeti, B Nisha, Srinivasan Vengadassalapathy, et al.
… mainly in developing countries. Socio-economic conditions, social vulnerability, and behavioral factors to be considered as risk factors in identifying MDR-TB. The objective of the study was to identify independent risk factors of MDR-TB among Tuberculosis patients. Methods: An …
Sejati Sejati, Awaluddin Awaluddin, Rahmi Hidayanti
<pre>Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease and is still a global challenge, the number of sufferers continues to increase until now there is no country that is free of tuberculosis. The number of Tuberculosis cases in Padang City in 2018 was 566,623 cases increase…