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- 1Franco-Villalobos, Conrado
- 1Gupta, Nancy
- 1Heffernan, Courtney
- 1Heyd, Amber T
- 1Langlois-Klassen, Deanne L
- 4Department of Medicine
- 2Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
- 2Department of Public Health Sciences
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- 1Department of Human Ecology
- 5Long, Richard (Medicine)
- 1Dr. Long, Richard (Department of Medicine)
- 1Dr. Michael Li (Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
- 1Dr. Richard Long (School of Public Health and Department of Medicine)
- 1Dr. Saunders,L Duncan (School of Public Health)
- 1Gokiert, Rebecca (Faculty of Extension)
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Spring 2012
The threat of Tuberculosis(TB) cannot be considered in isolation from the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This study assessed knowledge and stigma surrounding TB and HIV co-infection in Kabarole district, Uganda. This cross-sectional mixed methods study used a multi stage survey design (n=360) and focus...
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The Characteristics of Tuberculosis Transmission in the Indigenous people of the Canadian Prairies
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Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the Indigenous people of Canada continues to be disproportionately higher than that of the non-Indigenous and foreign-born people. For more than a decade, the rate of TB in the Indigenous people of Canada has remained relatively constant despite recent population...
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The Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Control Strategies that Target Social Determinants of Health in Three First Nations and Métis Communities: A Mathematical Modeling Approach
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BACKGROUND: Despite the overall decline in tuberculosis (TB) incidence in Canada, rates among Indigenous peoples have not decreased since the late 1990s. On-going transmission associated with the time from the onset of symptoms to treatment have been identified as major contributor to the...
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Fall 2015
Throughout the twentieth century, tuberculosis (TB) was and continues to be a pressing health problem facing Canadians. Aboriginal peoples living in Canada carry a large burden of the disease with those living in the Prairie Provinces facing TB rates consistently higher than the national average....
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Transmission of Tuberculosis from Patients with Typical Versus Atypical Chest Radiographs: Implications for Automated Systems
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Automated detection of “typical” pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) on chest radiograph (CXR) is warranted if it can be shown that patients with “typical” (vs “atypical”) CXRs are responsible for most public health consequences. Patient demographics and mycobacteriology of all adults (age >14 years)...