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Md Sazzad Hossain Mithu1, Sodip Banik1, Md Abir1
1Department of Statistics Shahjalal University of Science & Technology Sylhet Bangladesh.
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Resumen
La tuberculosis (TB) es una de las principales causas de muerte en los países en vías de desarrollo. Los principales factores de riesgo para la tuberculosis incluyen la prevalencia del VIH, el tabaquismo, la desnutrición y la densidad de población, lo que requiere intervenciones específicas de salud pública.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud pública
- Epidemiología
- Salud global
Sus antecedentes:
- La tuberculosis (TB) sigue siendo una causa importante de mortalidad en todo el mundo, afectando desproporcionadamente a los países en desarrollo.
- La comprensión de las causas multifactoriales de la alta incidencia de la tuberculosis es crucial para las estrategias eficaces de salud pública.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Identificar los principales factores de riesgo asociados con la alta incidencia de TB en los países en desarrollo.
- Analizar las variaciones regionales en la incidencia de la TB y sus determinantes.
- Para evaluar cómo los factores de riesgo difieren entre los continentes.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis retrospectivo de datos de 70 países en desarrollo (2000-2020).
- Utilizó datos abiertos del Banco Mundial, incluida la incidencia de la tuberculosis, la prevalencia del VIH, las tasas de tabaquismo, las tasas de alfabetización, la desnutrición y la densidad de población.
- Se utilizó un modelo de efectos aleatorios para evaluar las asociaciones entre los factores de riesgo y la incidencia de la TB.
Principales resultados:
- Se encontraron asociaciones positivas significativas entre la incidencia de la TB y la prevalencia del VIH, las tasas de tabaquismo, la desnutrición y la densidad de población.
- La tasa de alfabetización mostró una asociación negativa no significativa con la incidencia de la tuberculosis.
- Los factores sociodemográficos y relacionados con la salud influyen fuertemente en la carga de la TB.
Conclusiones:
- La tuberculosis sigue siendo un grave problema de salud en los países en desarrollo.
- Las intervenciones dirigidas al control del VIH, la desnutrición, el abandono del tabaquismo y la gestión de la densidad de población son vitales para reducir la incidencia de la tuberculosis.
- Reconocer las diferencias regionales es esencial para desarrollar estrategias de prevención de la tuberculosis a medida.
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