Background Tuberculosis is a communicable disease of public health concern that
inequitably impacts the most vulnerable populations worldwide. Vulnerable populations are …

Abstract Smoking tobacco contributes to 11.5% of deaths worldwide and, in some countries,
more hospitalizations than alcohol and drugs combined. Globally in 2015, 25% of men and …

SARSCoV2 emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, causing coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID19), which has been rapidly spreading across geopolitical, social, and economic …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) in prisons usually occurs at higher rates than in the general
population, especially in developing countries. TB has been reported as the most common …

Background Infectious diseases, substance dependencies, and dental diseases are the
most important health problems affecting incarcerated persons. In Germany, for example …

Poor vitamin D status has been associated with tuberculosis (TB); whether poor status is
cause or consequence of disease is uncertain. We conducted a case-control study and two …

Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV constitute the main burden of infectious diseases worldwide.
Imprisonment is an important risk factor for contracting TB, especially among those living …

Purpose The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of childhood obesity and
overweight in Iranian children under 5 years of age using a systematic review and meta …

Realizing ambitious international HIV and TB targets in prisons will only be possible by first
addressing the root causes of the TB/HIV syndemic, which are deeply intertwined with …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a public health problem in Lithuania, among the 18 high-
priority TB countries in the European region, and the most common AIDS-indicative disease …