Social risk and its association with tuberculosis mortality in a context of high inequality in South Brazil: A geo-epidemiology analysis

Social risk and its association with tuberculosis mortality in a context of high inequality in South Brazil: A geo-epidemiology analysis

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide; in 2016, over 95% of TB deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries. Although the incidence and deaths from TB have decreased in Brazil in recent years, the disease has increased in the vulnerable population, whose...

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Main Authors: Danielle Talita dos Santos, Luana Seles Alves, Marcos Augusto Moraes Arcoverde, Luiz Henrique Arroyo, Thaís Zamboni Berra, Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos, Felipe Lima dos Santos, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, Carla Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Mortality
Spatial analysis
Social risk
Social determinants of health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120304111

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