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Gender Differences in Tuberculosis Notification in Pakistan

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Worldwide, the male to female ratio of new smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) cases is approximately two to one. However, in Pakistan, this is not the case. Rates of notified TB cases are 20-30% higher in young females compared with males, and female rates remain high regardless of increasing age. This is in stark contrast to neighboring India, which is characterized by an excess of male TB cases. It is currently unknown why rates of notified TB are so high in females in Pakistan, but it is clear that this epidemiology is a public health issue of importance that impacts transmission dynamics and disease control initiatives.

Source: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0701

Authors: Andrew J. Codlin, Saira Khowaja, Zhongxue Chen, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Ejaz Qadeer, Ismat Ara, Joseph B. McCormick, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, Aamir J. Khan

Institutions: The University of Texas System, Indus Hospital, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Language: English

Topic: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Gender equality

Open Access status: green

Funders: Indus Hospital, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Center for Research Resources, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Awards: G3133685876, G3718161274, G4247666722, Center of Excellence for Diabetes in Americans of Mexican Descent, G5569049148, G5914728802, G6362794110, G6569196192, G7719494866, G7936564719, G8058018908, G8579322472

OpenAlex ID: W2043103323

FWCI: 2.028

Cites: 19

Cited by: 45

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