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Lucas Rekowsky, Marina Castellain Martello
…in extrapulmonary TB (EPTB). TB is strongly associated with social determinants of health and with clinical conditions that compromise immunity, such as HIV, and is fueled by a Brazilian context marked by persistent regional inequalities and social vulnerabilities that sustain tr…
Elena Tudor, Chiril Draganiuc", , Republic of Moldova, Constantin Iavorschi, Albina Brumaru, et al.
…ary tuberculosis (TB) in persons from groups of medical and social risk. It is shown the frequency of the main medicosocial predictors and determinants that have the greatest influence on the epidemic situation for tuberculosis. And, it was also determined their role in the devel…
Naif Hamoud O ALSUWAT, Jamal Samehan S ALANAZI, Eman jandal ALENAZI, Salehah saad ibrahim ALABBAS, Osama Ali ALSHAIKHI, et al.
… exacerbated by drug resistance, co-infection with HIV, and social determinants of health. Effective management requires an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, though the distinct contributions of key pillars are often siloed in the literature. This narrative review synthesiz…
Mohammed Khaleefah, David Parvizi, Karrar Khaleefah, Farheen Basith, Khushman K Bhullar, et al.
…lvement and malnutrition. It also underscores the impact of social determinants of health on disease progression and access to care in undocumented immigrant populations.
Gianfranco Morino, Caleb Mike Mulongo, Paolo Cattaneo, Maria Vittoria De Vita, Gabriele Paone, et al.
…e by government and partners, and government investments in Social Determinants of Health can ensure gains in TB care are sustained.
Eloise T. M. Filardi, Roberto Carlos Cruz Carbonell, Fernando R. Pavan, Felipe A. Cerni, Manuela B. Pucca
… one of the leading causes of death, surrounded by fear and social stigma (13). In the absence of specific treatments, therapeutic approaches were largely palliative and of limited efficacy. In that time, the main strategy for managing patients consisted of isolation in sanatoria…
Evelina Lesnic, L.D. Todoriko, Ihor Semianiv, Adriana Niguleanu
…on healthcare control efforts, addressing both clinical and social determinants of TB. Materials and methods. A prospective, case-control study which included 270 patients with pulmonary TB registered during 2020—2023, when the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in the Republic of Mo…
Quarcoopome L, Tornu E
…ross-sectional survey assessed the physical, psychological, social relationship and environmental quality of life of 250 persons living with tuberculosis in four public health facilities using the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Brief Questionnaire instrument. Results…
Yang H, Liu Q, Wu Y, He K, Zeng Q, et al.
…d determined clinical outcomes. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS 25) was used to analyse the data. Continuous variables were compared using Student's t-test or rank sum test. Counting data were compared using the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. The variabl…
Franco-Herrera D, González-Ocampo D, Restrepo-Montoya V, Gómez-Guevara JE, Alvear-Villacorte N, et al.
Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis includes three clinical entities: tuberculous meningitis, intracranial tuberculoma, and spinal tuberculous arachnoiditis. All three categories are encountered frequently in regions of the world where the incidence of TB is high. Meningeal…
Andreas Arnholdt Pedersen, Anders Løkke, Andreas Fløe, Rikke Ibsen, Işık Somuncu Johansen, et al.
…the incidence and prevalence of NTM infections and focus on social risk factors. In addition, we describe people with pulmonary and extrapulmonary NTM. RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the incidence and prevalence of NTM in Denmark, and what are the characteristics of the affected pat…
Sema Aytac, Özlem Ovayolu, Merve Gülpak, Sibel Dogru
…s disease, it affects patients not only physically but also socially and patients are reported to experience stigma. This study was conducted to determine the stigma levels of patients in a tuberculosis dispensary in the southeastern region of Turkey. The study was conducted betw…
Guillén-Nepita AL, Vázquez-Marrufo G, Cruz-Hernández A, García-Oliva F, Zepeda-Gurrola RC, et al.
…sub-regional level, allowing disclosure of the clinical and social factors that may be hampering efforts to control tuberculosis. In this work, a detailed epidemiological profile was outlined using data of all new monthly cases registered in the National System of Epidemiological…
Anye LC, Agbortabot Bissong ME, Njundah AL, Siewe Fodjo JN
…ipants: the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Oslo Social Support Scale, and the Medication Adherence Rating Scale. Multiple logistic regression models were fitted to investigate determinants of depression and anxiety. Results A total of 375 participants were recruited (…
Latifa AbdelHafid Jwieli, Heba Gweili El Majbri, Hameda Ali Mohamed Naser, Nadia Ali Elramli, Hadir Gawili, et al.
…ce of TB were studied through a questionnaire that includes social and demographic information, and other factors. The total number of patients was 510 cases, and most of them are males, unemployed, smokers, and those with low educational levels.
Alaa Hussein Khudhair Al-Janabi
Background: The Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) is a well-established and cost-effective strategy for treating Tuberculosis. It efficiently transforms infectious cases into non infectious ones, effectively interrupting the transmission cycle of the disease. Object…
Shereen Farghaly, Ashraf Zin El-Abdeen, Lamiaa H. Shaaban, Abelmalek Mahmoud
…eflects poor tuberculosis control. Adequate knowledge about social and epidemiological factors and their interaction is required for its control. Aims To describe incidence, demographic data, and risk factors of DR-TB in Upper Egypt and to determine its outcome. Patients and meth…
Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie, Berko Panyin Anto, Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo
… (TB) affects patients' quality of life due to symptoms and social stigma, especially in low-income settings like Ghana. However, data on factors influencing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in such environments are limited. Identifying these factors is essential for improv…
Sodhi R, Penkunas MJ, Pal A
…ms to link private sector TB care with the constellation of social support mechanisms available through the Indian National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), including the provision of free fixed-dose combination (FDCs) drugs to patients. This quasi-experimental study analysed rou…
A Duret, A Cardoso-Pinto, A Bhattacharyya, Ivin Jose, A Ahmadi, et al.
…s and young adults (AYA) with TB have distinct physical and social characteristics compared to other age groups. This study describes a cohort of AYA with TB in a low TB-prevalence, high-income setting and investigates whether demographic or social factors affect management outco…
Anahit Demirchyan, Varduhi Petrosyan
…y sought to prospectively measure poor SRH and identify its determinants among primary drug-sensitive TB patients in Armenia. Methods All patients in Armenia diagnosed with primary drug-sensitive TB from Apr, 2019 through Feb, 2021 were targeted for baseline and follow-up intervi…
E. V. Kulchavenya, Denis Kholtobin
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is a serious medical and social problem that does not lose its importance, despite all the advances in pharmacology and surgery. Diagnosis of urogenital tuberculosis (UGTB), as a rule, is delayed due to low index of suspicion to tuberculosis and the absen…
O.E. Fedorenko, V.I. Stepanenko, S Ivanov, T.О. Lytynska
…reservation of human health as the primary objective in the social development of any specific state. This clearly includes measures aimed at preventing the occurrence of tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.Objective — to conduct an analysis of professional publications of…
Kapadiya DJ, Dave PV, Vadera B, Patel PG, Chawla S, et al.
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is first opportunistic infection and leading cause of death among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS. Certainly, the prevalence of TB is expected to differ between general population and HIV-infected persons. This study was conducted to determine…
Irina Lizinfeld, Liubov Parolina, N. Pshenichnaya, Larisa Davidova, Vadim Testov, et al.
…monary TB and to characterize the clinical, demographic and social profile of patients with combined pathology. Materials and methods . A retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study was performed using data from the Federal Hepatitis Registry. Seventy patients who met the i…