Tuberculosis and poverty: why are the poor at greater risk in India?

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 11; p. e47533
• Main Authors: Oxlade, Olivia, Murray, Megan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 19.11.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Air pollution; Alcohol use; Atmospheric pollution; Biology; Body mass; Body mass index; Body size; Demographics; Determinants; Diabetes; Economic factors; Epidemiology; Female; Health risks; Households; Humans; India; India - epidemiology; Indoor air; Indoor air pollution; Indoor environments; Male; Mediation; Medical research; Medicine; Middle Aged; Platelet-activating factor; Pollution; Poverty; Poverty - economics; Poverty - statistics & numerical data; Prevalence; Principal Component Analysis; Principal components analysis; Regression analysis; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Self Report; Social factors; Socio-economic aspects; Socioeconomics; Surveys; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis - economics; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Young Adult; India; United States > US; Massachusetts

Although poverty is widely recognized as an important risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) disease, the specific proximal risk factors that mediate this association are less clear. The objective of our study was to investigate the mechanisms by which poverty increases the risk of TB. Using individual l...