Geodemographic analysis of socioeconomic area disparities in tuberculosis incidence in Osaka City, Japan

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 15968 - 9
• Main Authors: Yamamoto, Kaori, Takeuchi, Shouhei, Nakaya, Tomoki, Fujiwara, Naoya, Seto, Junji, Komukai, Jun, Tsuda, Yuko, Yoshida, Hideki, Wada, Takayuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 07.05.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/700/478; 704/172; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Factor analysis; Female; Geodemographics; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Incidence; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Public health; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomics; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Young Adult; Japan; Osaka Japan; Geodemographics; Public health; Tuberculosis

Regional disparities in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) pose several challenges to effective TB control. This study aimed to investigate such disparities in Osaka City, Japan, by analyzing the relationship between TB incidence and residents’ socioeconomic indicators. Using 42 indicators from the...