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Tuberculosis in women from Pashtun region: an ecological study in Pakistan.

Epidemiology and infection - 1 Apr 2015

Shah S K, Dogar O F, Siddiqi K

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SUMMARY In general, tuberculosis (TB) is more common in men than women. However, for reasons currently not understood, women are 1.5-2 times more likely to report TB compared to men in Pashtun region (Afghanistan, adjacent provinces Pakistan and Iran). We explored whether or not gender disparity in TB notifications in the Pashtun region of Pakistan can be explained by Pashtun ethnicity. Using an ecological linear...

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PMID: 24992188
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881400168X
PMCID: PMC9507114

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