OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the historical link between tuberculosis and poverty still exists. DESIGN: Retrospective study examining the notifications of all forms of tuberculosis by council ward over a six year period and correlating this with four indices of poverty; council housing, free school meals, the Townsend overall deprivation index, and the Jarman index. SETTING: The 33 electoral wards of the city of Liverpool. SUBJECTS: 344 residents of Liverpool with tuberculosis. RESULTS: The rate of tuberculosis was correlated with all measures of poverty, the strongest correlation being with the Jarman index (r = 0.73, p < 0.0001). This link was independent of the high rates of tuberculosis seen in ethnic minorities. CONCLUSION: Tuberculosis remains strongly associated with poverty.
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the historical link between tuberculosis and poverty still exists. DESIGN: Retrospective study examining the notifications of all forms of tuberculosis by council ward over a six year period and correlating this with four indices of poverty; council housing, free school meals, the Townsend overall deprivation index, and the Jarman index. SETTING: The 33 electoral wards of the city of Liverpool. SUBJECTS: 344 residents of Liverpool with tuberculosis. RESULTS: The rate of tuberculosis was correlated with all measures of poverty, the strongest correlation being with the Jarman index (r = 0.73, p < 0.0001). This link was independent of the high rates of tuberculosis seen in ethnic minorities. CONCLUSION:Tuberculosis remains strongly associated with poverty.
Authors: David W Dowdy; Jonathan E Golub; Richard E Chaisson; Valeria Saraceni Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Date: 2012-05-29 Impact factor: 11.205
Authors: Antonio Ponticiello; Miriam C J M Sturkenboom; Andrea Simonetti; Rosanna Ortolani; Mario Malerba; Alessandro Sanduzzi Journal: Eur J Epidemiol Date: 2005 Impact factor: 8.082