[HTML][HTML] The prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of anaemia in South African pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

V Dorsamy, C Bagwandeen, J Moodley - Systematic reviews, 2022 - Springer
Background Anaemia is associated with maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The
pooled prevalence of anaemia in the South African (SA) pregnant population was …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective cross-sectional study of tuberculosis in elderly Hispanics reveals that BCG vaccination at birth is protective whereas diabetes is not a risk factor

JM Scordo, GP Aguillón-Durán, D Ayala… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Aging increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and its adverse outcomes, but
most studies are based on secondary analyses, and few are in Hispanics. Diabetes is a risk …

[HTML][HTML] Does sunlight drive seasonality of TB in Vietnam? A retrospective environmental ecological study of tuberculosis seasonality in Vietnam from 2010 to 2015

A Bonell, L Contamin, PQ Thai, HTT Thuy… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health burden, with an estimated quarter of
the world's population being infected. The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the …

[HTML][HTML] Utilisation of nutritional support scheme among the patients of tuberculosis: a myth or a truth

J Begum, Y Neelima, SI Ali, S Pattnaik… - Journal of Family …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: 1. To find out the utilization of the nutritional support scheme among TB patients.
2. To give evidence-based recommendations. Methods: It is a retrospective cross-sectional …

[HTML][HTML] GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin assay for molecular epidemiology of rifampicin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an Urban Setting …

PM Christopher, A Widysanto - The International Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the fourth leading cause of death in Indonesia. In 2017,
the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that only 2% of the TB patients in Indonesia …

Epidemiology: the current burden of tuberculosis and its determinants

R Verstraeten, M Cossa, L Martinez… - The Challenge of …, 2023 - books.google.com
Ending TB has been a global struggle for decades. Despite numerous efforts to accelerate
the reduction in incidence and mortality, TB continues to be one of the top infectious killers …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), including multi-drug-resistant and extensively-drug-resistant TB, and association with occupation in adults at Sirindhorn …

FA Mphande-Nyasulu, P Puengpipattrakul… - IJID regions, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Tuberculosis (TB) affects both child and adult populations worldwide.
Objectives This retrospective study was conducted to survey the prevalence of TB and its …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of quality of life of TB/HIV co-infected patients in the Northern region of Ghana

JN Nabei, HA Bonful, EA Afari, AG Mohammed… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) co-morbidity continues to be a serious worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Immunologic biomarkers, morbidity and mortality among HIV patients hospitalised in a Tertiary Care Hospital in the Brazilian Amazon

WM Gama, CHM Frank, TVR Almeida… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background The irregular use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and late diagnosis still account
for a large part of HIV-associated mortality in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Herein, we …

Prevalence of pre-existing lung diseases and their association with income level among patients with lung cancer: a nationwide population-based case-control study …

CM Oh, S Lee, H Kwon… - BMJ Open …, 2023 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Background This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of pre-existing lung diseases in
patients with lung cancer compared to people without lung cancer and examine the …