Increased Incidence of Tuberculosis in Zimbabwe, in Association with Food Insecurity, and Economic Collapse: An Ecological Analysis

Stephen J Burke, Elliot Lass, Paul Thistle, Lovemore Katumbe, Arif Jetha, Dan Schwarz, Shelly Bolotin, R D Barker, Andrew Simor and Michael Silverman

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 2, 1-9

Abstract: Background: Zimbabwe underwent a socioeconomic crisis and resultant increase in food insecurity in 2008–9. The impact of the crisis on Tuberculosis (TB) incidence is unknown. Methods: Prospective databases from two mission hospitals, which were geographically widely separated, and remained open during the crisis, were reviewed. Results: At the Howard Hospital (HH) in northern Zimbabwe, TB incidence increased 35% in 2008 from baseline rates in 2003–2007 (p

Date: 2014
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