Impact of social interactions in the community on the transmission of tuberculosis in a high incidence area

dc.contributor.author	Classen, Collette N
dc.contributor.author	Warren, Robin
dc.contributor.author	Richardson, Madeleine
dc.date.accessioned	2023-06-02T10:41:05Z
dc.date.available	2023-06-02T10:41:05Z
dc.date.issued	1999
dc.description.abstract	Tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted by close contact with an infectious person. It is assumed that close contact occurs amongst household members and that contact outside the house is �casual� and does not play a major role in the transmission of TB. This study was conducted in an impoverished area with a high incidence of TB and a low HIV seropositive prevalence. Thirty three households with 84 TB patients were identified between February 1993 and April 1996 and the transmission of TB was studied by combining Mycobacterium tuberculosis fingerprinting with in depth sociological interviews.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Classen, C. N. et al. (1999). Impact of social interactions in the community on the transmission of tuberculosis in a high incidence area. Thorax, 54 (2) ,136-140. 10.1136/thx.54.2.136	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1468-3296
dc.identifier.uri	10.1136/thx.54.2.136
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10566/8999
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	BMJ Publishing Group	en_US
dc.subject	Public health	en_US
dc.subject	Tuberculosis	en_US
dc.subject	Family Health	en_US
dc.subject	Social behavior	en_US
dc.subject	Microbiology	en_US
dc.title	Impact of social interactions in the community on the transmission of tuberculosis in a high incidence area	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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