TB epidemiology: where are the young women? Know your tuberculosis epidemic, know your response

Background The global predominance of tuberculosis in men has received significant attention. However, epidemiological studies now demonstrate that there is an increased representation of young women with tuberculosis, especially in high HIV burden settings where young women bear a disproportionate...

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Published in:	BMC public health Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 417 - 6
Main Authors:	Perumal, Rubeshan, Naidoo, Kogieleum, Padayatchi, Nesri
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 27.03.2018 Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Abuse Acetic acid Age Age composition Alcohol abuse Alcoholic beverages Alcohols Anemia Biostatistics Chronic illnesses Contraception Debate Drug abuse Environmental Health Epidemics Epidemiology Estrogens Gender Gender differences Glucocorticoids HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Infectious Disease epidemiology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Medroxyprogesterone acetate Public Health Risk analysis Risk factors Sex Sexually transmitted diseases Smoking STD Tobacco Tobacco smoking Tuberculosis Vaccine Women Womens health South Africa Africa Women Tuberculosis Human immunodeficiency virus Gender Epidemiology
ISSN:	1471-2458, 1471-2458
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