Socioeconomic Factors

Socio economic position in TB prevalence and access to services: results from a population prevalence survey and a facility-based survey in Bangladesh

BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh DOTS has been provided free of charge since 1993, yet information on access to TB services by different population group is not well documented. The objective of this study was to assess and compare the socio economic …

Measuring socio-economic data in tuberculosis prevalence surveys

Addressing social determinants in the field of tuberculosis (TB) has received great attention in the past years, mainly due to the fact that worldwide TB incidence has not declined as much as expected, despite highly curative control strategies. One …

Inclusion of information on risk factors, socio-economic status and health seeking in a tuberculosis prevalence survey

Data on socio-economic status, exposure to risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) and previous health-seeking for TB may be included in a TB prevalence survey to gain better knowledge about the distribution of TB in the population as well as a better …