Modelling the impact of increasing tuberculosis treatment coverage and addressing determinants of risk in men

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Authors

Alexandra S Richards · University of London

Mphatso D. Phiri · University of Liverpool

Jasper Nidoi · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Jeremiah Chakaya · Kenyatta University

Peter MacPherson · University of Glasgow

Bruce J. Kirenga · Makerere University

John Bimba ·

Abstract

Strategies that prioritise increasing tuberculosis treatment coverage among men and mitigating men's higher susceptibility to tuberculosis could reduce disease burden for men, women, and children. Such gender-responsive strategies are essential to ensure a person-centred tuberculosis response and accelerate global progress towards the EndTB targets.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Malaria Research and Control HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Communications Medicine

DOI: 10.1038/s43856-026-01536-3

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