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Sofia Sousa, Ana Aguiar
…n is commonly described as “syndemic”. Shared risk factors, social vulnerabilities, and upstream social determinants are prevalent in both conditions. There is a potential for the integration of both conditions into policy and service organization. Conclusions: Mental disorders t…
Schraufnagel AM, Shete PB
Addressing the social and structural determinants of tuberculosis (TB) through social protection programs is a central feature of global public health policy and disease elimination strategies. However, how best to implement such programs remains unknown. India's direct benefit t…
Kibballi Madhukeshwar Akshaya, Madhavi Bhargava, H Pavithra
…he components of Pillar 2 of the End TB strategy focuses on social protection and addressing the social determinants of TB. Objective: We assessed the proportion of patients with TB who were utilizing the various social protection schemes of the government. Methodology: This cros…
Jorge Torresi, Ana Angélica Bulcão Portela Lindoso
…herent to the drugs used, with long treatment durations and social determinants being essential factors in determining treatment success or failure.
Trauer JM, Dodd PJ, Gomes MGM, Gomez GB, Houben RMGJ, et al.
…s host, organism, susceptible host, environment, and distal determinants. These effects may be amplified by social mixing patterns, while the variable latent period between infection and disease may mask heterogeneity in transmission. Reliance on notified cases may lead to miside…
Ferreira MRL, Bonfim RO, Bossonario PA, Maurin VP, Valença ABM, et al.
…uberculosis is an infectious disease strongly influenced by social determinants closely associated with cycles of poverty and social exclusion. Within this context, providing social protection for people affected by the disease constitutes a powerful instrument for reducing inequ…
Baniqued MG, Ballecer BAP, Ballesteros BDC, Balmonte JRR, Bancud EMF, et al.
…tive To determine the influence of community health nurses' social support on non-adherence with the maintenance phase of directly observed therapy (DOTS) among patients with tuberculosis (TB). Design Prospective-cohort. Sample One hundred purposively selected patients with TB st…
Santos FLD, Souza LLL, Bruce ATI, Crispim JA, Arroyo LH, et al.
… the emergence of four discursive blocks: (1) impact of the social determinants in the development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, (2) barriers to seeking care and difficulties accessing health services, (3) perceptions of the side effects and their impact on multidrug-resis…
Human Sciences Research Council
…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…
Ana Luíza Brasileiro Nato Marques Assumpção, Flávia Correia Silva, Licia Kellen de Almeida Andrade, Quézia Rosa Ferreira, Gilberto da Cruz Leal, et al.
…d by the following four thematic categories: (1) stigma and social vulnerability of women with tuberculosis; (2) gender factors in access to health services and in the interruption of tuberculosis treatment among women; (3) intersectionality and social determinants of health; and…
Seyed Alireza Mortazavi, Nicole A Swartwood, Nanki Singh, Melike Hazal Can, Hening Cui, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Urban and rural settings differ in key determinants of tuberculosis (TB) burden, including transmission dynamics, social and structural determinants, and healthcare access. However, understanding of urban and rural TB burden is limited, hindering implementation of…
Seyed Alireza Mortazavi, Nicole A. Swartwood, Nanki Singh, Melike Hazal Can, Hening Cui, et al.
BACKGROUND: Urban and rural settings differ in key determinants of tuberculosis (TB) burden, including transmission dynamics, social and structural determinants, and healthcare access. However, understanding of urban and rural TB burden is limited, hindering implementation of pub…
Angella Musiimenta, PhD
…ts the economic development of the country. Socio-economic determinants of health are a major driver of tuberculosis infection and non-adherence. Although tuberculosis treatment that works well has existed since the 1940s, many people delay seeking treatment, struggle with medic…
Andi Agustang, Abd Hady
This study examines any determinant factor of social strengths and weakness that face to a construction process of social support for patients of tuberculosis sufferers, with qualitative methods and case study designs, phenomenology, analytic, comparative, and explorative. The re…
Esin Nkereuwem, MBBCh, MSc
…using lung function measurements regardless of symptoms and social determinants for lung health. This study seeks to determine whether, among Gambian children and adolescents aged 19 years and below, PTB is associated with a reduction in pulmonary function measured by spirometry…
Regional Committee for Africa, 66
…te sector engagement, as well as universal health coverage, social protection, poverty alleviation and action on the social determinants of TB; (3) Intensified research and innovation – aimed at accelerating discovery, development and rapid uptake of new tools, interventions and …
Viney, Kerri, Mavhunga, Farai, Baddeley, Annabel, Kanchar, Avinash, Kasaeva, Tereza
…ecent WHO policy brief, the authors discuss the biological, social, demographic and structural factors that increase vulnerability to tuberculosis, including poverty, food insecurity, inadequate access to health care and social protection, HIV infection, undernutrition, substance…
Wachinou AP, Fotso P, Loko H, Segoun S, Esse M, et al.
…ticularly in resource-limited countries. It is considered a social disease with a medical component that persists over time due to several social determinants, most of which are closely linked to poverty and difficult socioeconomic conditions. The objective of this exploratory st…
Yusuf Demirtaş, Turgut Şahinöz
…r public health concern, with incidence rates influenced by social determinants of health. Although tuberculosis incidence in Turkey has declined markedly in recent decades, the factors associated with this decline have not been comprehensively evaluated at the country-level. Thi…
Yates TA, Ayles H, Leacy FP, Schaap A, Boccia D, et al.
… was used to evaluate potential mechanisms for the observed social gradients. Results The quartile with highest household wealth index in Zambia and South Africa had, respectively, 0.55 (95% CI 0.33-0.92) times and 0.70 (95% CI 0.54-0.93) times the adjusted odds of prevalent TB o…
Mangione CM, Barry MJ, Nicholson WK, Cabana M, Chelmow D, et al.
…y and living accommodations, suggesting an association with social determinants of health. Objective To update its 2016 recommendation, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) commissioned a systematic review on LTBI screening and treatment in asymptomatic adults seen in p…
Ferreira KR, Orlandi GM, Silva TCD, Bertolozzi MR, França FOS, et al.
…reatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in São Paulo. Social Determination was used to interpret the health-disease process, and the testimonies were analyzed according to dialectical hermeneutics and the discourse analysis technique. Results Twenty-one patients were interv…
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…
Ann M Philbrick, Omolayo Umaru, Sarah Jane Brown, Alec Helmke, Kathryn Momary, et al.
…g need to address their unique health challenges, alongside social determinants of health (SDOH). Pharmacists are well-positioned to mitigate these disparities. **OBJECTIVES:** This scoping review aims to identify pharmacist-led interventions targeting immigrants and refugees in…
Qanisha Hall, José Firmino de Sousa Filho, Joanna Mn Guimarães, Deborah C Malta, Natalia Cristina Romero-Sandoval, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Residential segregation is considered a social determinant of health, but there is limited evidence of its impact on tuberculosis (TB). We investigated the associations between municipality-level income and racial segregation and TB treatment outcomes in Brazil. …