Investigation of the risk factors for tuberculosis: a case–control study in three countries in West Africa

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Authors

Christian Lienhardt · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

Katherine Fielding · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Jainaba Sillah · MRC Unit the Gambia

Boubacar Bah

Per Gustafson

David K Warndorff · MRC Unit the Gambia

MJ Palayew

Ida Maria Lisse

Simon Donkor

Abstract

TB is a multifactorial disorder, in which environment interacts with host-related factors. This study provided useful information for the assessment of host and environmental factors of TB for the improvement of TB control activities in developing countries.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

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Published in: International Journal of Epidemiology

Volume 34, Issue 4, pp. 914-923

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi100

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