Sex Differences in Tuberculosis Burden and Notifications in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

C. Horton, Katherine; MacPherson, Peter; M G J Houben, Rein; G. White, Richard; L. Corbett, Elizabeth

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002119

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Sex Differences in Tuberculosis Burden and Notifications in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Published in PLoS Medicine • Sep 6, 2016

Authors:

Katherine C. Horton

Peter MacPherson

Rein M G J Houben

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) case notification rates are usually higher in men than in women, but notification data are insufficient to measure sex differences in disease burden. This review set out to systematically investigate whether sex ratios in case notifications reflect differences in diseas...

Subject

Meta-analysis

Low and middle income countries

Tuberculosis

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