Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rate remains a public health challenge in many developed and developing countries. The correlation between the incidence and pattern of TB and the Human Development Index (HDI) has not been globally determined. This study aimed to determine the correlation between incidence and pattern of TB treatment success rates and HDI around the world.

Methods: In this global perspective, we used data on incidence and treatment success rates of TB and HDI from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Bank, respectively.

Results: The highest estimated incidence and lower treatment success rates of TB were restricted to countries with low HDIs. Life expectancy, education level, gross national income, HDI, and urbanisation were significantly associated with both TB incidence and treatment success rates.

Conclusion: Patterns in TB incidence and treatment success rates are correlated with Human Development Indices. In addition to following WHO strategies, policy makers need to focus on the social and environmental determinants in order to reduce the TB burden, particularly in low income countries.

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Title
Incidence and pattern of tuberculosis treatment success rates in different levels of the human development index: a global perspective
Author
Khazaei, Salman 1 ; Rezaeian, Shahab 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Vali Baigi 3 ; Saatchi, Mohammad 3 ; Molaeipoor, Leila 4 ; Khazaei, Zaher 5 ; Khazaei, Somayeh 6 ; Raza, Owais 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 
2  Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran 
3  Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 
4  Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran 
5  Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 
6  Faculty of Paramedical Science, Department of Operating Room, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 
End page
104
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Sep 2017
Publisher
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
ISSN
23120053
e-ISSN
23131810
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/23120053.2017.1321243
ProQuest document ID
2200895928
Copyright
© 2017 The Author(s). Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC BY-NC 3.0]. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons  Attribution – Non-Commercial License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.