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Tuberculosis
Data from University of Cape Town provide new insights into tuberculosis
March 18th, 2008
"Increased risk of tuberculosis is widely recognized to be associated with increased poverty, yet there have been few analyses of the social determinants of tuberculosis, particularly in high-burden settings. We conducted a multilevel analysis of self-reported tuberculosis disease in a nationally representative sample of South Africans based on the 1998 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)," scientists writing in the journal Social Science & Medicine report. "Individual and household-level demographic, behavioral and socioeconomic risk factors were taken from the DHS; data on community-level socioeconomic status (including measures of absolute wealth and income...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-18)
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