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. 1993 Sep 25;307(6907):759-61.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.759.

Tuberculosis and poverty

D P Spence  1 , J Hotchkiss, C S Williams, P D Davies
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Tuberculosis and poverty

D P Spence et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

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.

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  • Tuberculosis and poverty.
    Kearney MT, Warklyn PD, Teale C, Goldman JM, Pearson SB. Kearney MT, et al. BMJ. 1993 Oct 30;307(6912):1143. doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6912.1143. BMJ. 1993. PMID: 8110253 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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