Hilary Stevens|Ricardo A. A. Ximenes|Odimariles M S Dantas|Laura C. Rodrigues
Risk factors for tuberculosis in older children and adolescents: a matched case–control study in Recife, Brazil
University of London|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco|Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco|University of London|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
tuberculosis major disease worldwide research focus risk factors adults although marked adolescent peak incidence objective study identify risk factors tuberculosis children aged 7 19 case control study matched age 169 cases 477 controls study population consisted adolescents older children recife brazil cases individuals diagnosed tuberculosis control programme controls selected neighborhood cases conditional logistic regression used identify risk factors cigarette smoking increased 50 risk tuberculosis statistically significant 16 risk factors sleeping house case tuberculosis 316 living house piped water 77 probably proxy bad living conditions illiteracy 37 male sex 18 increase risk living houses piped water much marked males proportion cases tuberculosis attributed contact someone tb 38 illiteracy lack piped water smoking 20 household contact tuberculosis social factors male sex play biggest role determining risk tb disease among children adolescents study recommend research relationship cigarette smoking tuberculosis adolescents whether sex differentials marked bad living conditions separate studies conducted older children adolescents