Olivia Oxlade|Megan Murray
Tuberculosis and Poverty: Why Are the Poor at Greater Risk in India?
Harvard University|Massachusetts General Hospital|Brigham and Women's Hospital|Harvard University
although poverty widely recognized important risk factor tuberculosis tb disease specific proximal risk factors mediate association less clear objective study investigate mechanisms poverty increases risk tbusing individual level data 198754 people 2006 demographic health survey dhs india assessed selfreported tb status tb determinants household socioeconomic status used data calculate population attributable fractions paf key tb risk factor based prevalence determinants estimates effect risk factors derived published sources conducted mediation analysis using principal components analysis pca regression demonstrate association poverty tb prevalence mediatedthe prevalence selfreported tb 2006 dhs india 545 per 100000 ranged 201 highest quintile 1100 lowest quintile among poorest population pafs low body mass index bmi indoor air pollution 342 285 respectively pca analysis also showed low bmi strongest mediating effect association poverty prevalent tb 12 p 0019tb control strategies targeted poorest populations risk address important determinants diseasespecifically low bmi indoor air pollution