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Rafael Ortega
… approach to addressing tuberculosis (TB) by addressing the social determinants that influence the prevalence and spread of the disease. First, the role played by social determinants is evaluated. It is emphasized that the efforts made on tuberculosis control must go beyond the t…
Sizulu Moyo, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, Jeremiah Chikovore, Nompumelelo Zungu
…middle-income countries. Sex and gender interact with other social determinants to influence the burden of TB in different populations. The population groups at greater risk of TB are often also at greater risk for health disparities. Although evidence consistently shows that the…
Paul H. Mason
…omplex interplay between individual experiences and broader social, economic, and political forces shaping TB prevalence and outcomes. Focusing on Aluni and her family’s experiences with TB, the ethnography illuminates challenges posed by overcrowded living conditions, economic d…
Rita Verstraeten, Marta Cossa, Leonardo Martínez, Kristin N. Nelson, Dinis Nguenha, et al.
…obal TB targets, while taking into account risk factors and social determinants to help optimise intervention targets.
Joia S. Mukherjee, Paul E. Farmer
…r public works and infrastructure, inadequate protection of social and economic rights, poverty, violence, and inadequate access to medical care and antibiotics. The authors assert that addressing the differential prevalence of infectious diseases requires a holistic approach tha…
Etang UE, Richard RE, Nseobong Godwin Akpan, Emily Vu, Ntekpere EI, et al.
…in countries with low socio-economic status. Socio-economic determinants influence individuals’ health behaviours, access to healthcare resources, degree of exposure to certain diseases and environmental factors. The increase in Tuberculosis problem correlates with an increase in…
Reiko Hayashi
…mpact of pandemics. Evolving policies, shaped by political, social and economic conditions, addressed challenges posed by cholera, tuberculosis and the Epidemic Cold (Spanish influenza), ultimately leading to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage in 1961. The unexpectedly …
Jessica Cassyle Carr
…irborne infections. This chapter explores the environmental determinants of health that enable these pathogens, as well as approaches to facilitate their prevention and control. It also examines the most enduring airborne pathogen, tuberculosis, and how policies that favored high…
Farzeen Tanwir, Saima Mazhar, Tauqeer Bibi, Anum Baqar, Ahmed Bin Khalid Khan, et al.
…denopathy. The data was analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17. In total 220 patients were recruited to participate at the beginning of the study while only 175 patients remained in the study till the investigations were done. Hence study comprised …