Background Tuberculosis (TB) is known to disproportionately affect the most economically
disadvantaged strata of society. Many studies have assessed the association between …

Abstract Introduction: World Health Organization (WHO) reported that tuberculosis (TB) was
a major health problem and the second leading cause of mortality globally. An estimated 1.8 …

This work presents a new mathematical model that investigates the impact of diagnosis and
treatment of both latent tuberculosis infections and active cases on the transmission …

Objective Poverty is both a cause and consequence of tuberculosis. The objective of this
study is to quantify patient/household costs for an episode of tuberculosis (TB), its …

OBJECTIVES: To summarise the state of knowledge on the economic impact and
consequences of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment for patients/households in …

Background. Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health problem with known gender‐
related disparities. We reviewed the quantitative evidence for gender‐related differences in …

Background Effective tuberculosis (TB) control is the end result of improved health seeking
by the community and timely provision of quality TB services by the health system. Rapid …

We develop a novel deterministic epidemic model to investigate the effect of treatment
ahdrence and awareness on the dynamics of tuberculosis (TB). To derive conditions for the …

Background Despite reported long delays to initiate anti-TB treatment and poor outcomes in
different parts of Ethiopia and elsewhere, evidences on association between the delay and …

OBJECTIVE: To analyse diagnostic delay in tuberculosis (TB) patients. DESIGN: Cross-
sectional study: all patients with TB notified to the French national surveillance system from …