Social, demographic, health care and co-morbidity predictors of tuberculosis mortality in Amazonas, Brazil: a multiple cause of death approach.

OBJECTIVES:Estimate TB mortality rates, catalogue multiple causes on death certificates in which TB was reported and identify predictors of TB from reporting on death certificates in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, based on a multiple cause of death approach. METHODS:The death records of residents in...

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Main Authors: Vanderson de Souza Sampaio, Maria Gabriela de Almeida Rodrigues, Leila Cristina Ferreira da Silva, Daniel Barros de Castro, Patrícia Carvalho da Silva Balieiro, Ana Alzira Cabrinha, Antonio José Leal Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218359