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Kilabuk E, Momoli F, Mallick R, Van Dyk D, Pease C, et al.
… remains a significant health burden among Inuit in Canada. Social determinants of health (SDH) play a key role in TB infection, disease and ongoing transmission in this population. The objective of this research was to estimate the prevalence of social determinants of Inuit heal…
Leddy AM, Jaganath D, Triasih R, Wobudeya E, Bellotti de Oliveira MC, et al.
…ed a narrative review to summarize current knowledge on the social determinants of treatment adherence among these age groups to guide efforts and policy to address their unique needs. Our findings revealed that research on TB treatment adherence among children and AYA is still i…
Smith A, Herington E, Loshak H
…ands known as Canada is 1 of the lowest in the world. As “a social disease with a medical dimension,” it is well-recognized that success in eliminating TB is dependent not only upon medical treatment but upon addressing and remedying social inequalities and addressing these socia…
Akanksha Sirohi, Yash Vardhan Trivedi, Tavishi Katoch, Benjamin Walters, Vasu Bansal, et al.
…t strategies, and the importance of addressing clinical and social determinants of health to achieve TB elimination goals.MethodsA review of the latest evidence-based guidelines and literature on TB diagnostics, treatment regimens, and latent TB infection (LTBI) management was co…
Richard Long, Malcolm King, Alexander Doroshenko, Courtney Heffernan
…g or studying remotely using on-line technologies, limiting social gathering outside of immediate households, emphasizing respiratory and hand hygiene and recommending or mandating wearing masks by members of the public. They also include transparent messaging and consistent publ…
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…
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…
Mohd Fazeli bin Sazali, MD, MPH
… holistic approach that combines biomedical, public health, social, and economic intervention. Therefore, tackling the issues of non-adherence to TB therapy and follow-up requires a concerted effort from a wide range of social determinants of TB disease. Under the End TB strategy…
Adeline M Nyamathi, PhD
…isease, individual factors such as high prevalence of psychosocial comorbidities, unstable housing and limited access to care have led to poor adherence and completion of TBI treatment among homeless persons. Given the complex health disparity factors that affect TBI treatment a…
Ahmad Firdaus Mohamed, Mohd Nazri Shafei, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Wan Mohammad, Roddy Teo, Amabel Seow Min Hui
…g incomplete preventive treatment. It includes tackling the social determinants of health, like improving healthcare system accessibility. A prospective study to evaluate these interventions' effectiveness in improving preventive treatment completion rate is recommended.
Asare-Baah M, Salmon-Trejo LAT, Venkatappa T, Garfein RS, Aiona K, et al.
…differed by regimen, with distinct risk factors. Addressing social determinants of health within TPT programs is critical to enhance completion rates and reduce TB disease risk in marginalized populations.
Varughese M, Heffernan C, Li MY, Long R
…ons were not identified, further investigation is needed as social determinants of health among studies conducted in medium and high incidence countries may be shared across both population groups. Trial registration N/a.
Campbell JI, Tabatneck M, Sun M, He W, Musinguzi N, et al.
…g will improve testing completion; interventions addressing social determinants of health are important to improve treatment completion.
Biermann O, Lönnroth K, Caws M, Viney K
…th system (eg, resources) and the community/individual (eg, social determinants of health). Only two articles highlighted factors influencing ACF policy development (eg, politics). Six articles described WHO's ACF-related recommendations as important antecedent for ACF. Key compo…
Usman Ali Ashfaq
…n with broader health services, and a focus on tackling the social determinants of health. Enhanced surveillance and further research are essential to guide effective and equitable TB control strategies in these high-risk populations.
Père-Joan Cardona, Synne Jenum, Novel N. Chegou
…B, possibly due to stress-induced cortisol elevation. These social determinants, along with comorbidities like undernutrition, alcohol abuse, smoking, living with HIV and diabetes mellitus appear to be active players in the progression equation.TB is not just a biological challen…
Jalal Miah
…, fever (P-value 0.02) and weight loss (P-value <0.001), social factors (heavy drinking (P-value 0.054) and person who injects drugs (P-value 0.04)). Microbiologically, the TB-DM cohort was likely to remain infectious for a longer period due to a higher bacterial load (P-value…
Michael Lauzardo, Meghan Nodurft-Froman
…arity within populations, and a better understanding of the social determinants of tuberculosis is needed if we are to keep on the path towards elimination. We declare no competing interests. Epidemiology of tuberculosis among children and adolescents in the USA, 2007–17: an anal…
Liu J, Liu C, Cui Y, Liu Z, Feng Y, et al.
…migrants to tuberculosis education and its association with social participation. Methods Data were extracted from the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS). A total of 5,787 study participants over 60 years of age were eligible for this study. Multilevel logistic regression …
Odera S, Mureithi M, Aballa A, Onyango N, Anzala O, et al.
…and multivariate analyses using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) was used to determine the prevalence of LTBI and risk factors at 95% Confidence Interval (CI). Results a total of 166 PTB patients yielded 175 HHCs of whom 29.7% (52/125) were males and 70.3% (12…
Dehghani K, Lan Z, Li P, Michelsen SW, Waites S, et al.
…ng Public Health Department of the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay.
Noppert GA, Yang Z, Clarke P, Davidson P, Ye W, et al.
…unity-level sources of risk, manifested through the complex social interactions among people and their environments.
Katrak S, Flood J
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to have devastating consequences for patients both globally and locally, with disease risk concentrated in specific subgroups defined by race, ethnicity, and nativity. We highlight TB disparities in California in 2016, and describe opportunities to red…
Gursharan Singh Narang, Preeti Malhotra, Rahul Puri, Ashwani Kumar
…ted was analysed statistically with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.0 and the level of significance was determined p-value <0.05 as insignificant, p-value >0.05 as significant and p-value <0.001 as highly significant. Results: A total of 82 cont…
Donika Mema
… Albania. Participants underwent interviews on demographic, social and exposure factors, as well as tuberculin skin testing to determine the presence of infection. Of the healthcare workers in the field of tuberculosis, only 20% were included in the study. Of the 706 healthcare w…