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Finding gaps in TB notifications: spatial analysis of geographical patterns of TB notifications, associations with TB program efforts and social determinants of TB risk in Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan

Authors
Margo van Gurp, Ente Rood, Lucie Blok, Christina Mergenthaler, Mirjam Irene Bakker, Razia Fatima, Pushpraj Joshi, Sharat Chandra Verma, Ahmadul Hasan Khan
Publication year
2020

 In order to effectively combat Tuberculosis, resources to diagnose and treat TB should be allocated effectively to the areas and population that need them. Although a wealth of subnational data on TB is routinely collected to support local planning, it is often underutilized.

Therefore, this study uses spatial analytical techniques and profiling to understand and identify factors underlying spatial variation in TB case notification rates (CNR) in Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan for better TB program planning.