CHAPTER I - SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE & TB CONTROL <<Back
 
a) Sociological considerations
 
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AU : Goldman JM, Teale C, Cundall DB & Pearson
TI : Childhood tuberculosis in Leeds, 1982-90: social and ethnic factors and the role of the contact clinic in diagnosis.
SO : THORAX 1994, 49, 184-185.
DT : Per
AB :

A retrospective analysis of childhood TB in Leeds over a nine year period (1982-90) was performed which showed that the contact clinic is important for the early detection and treatment of disease in children. Two thirds of the cases of TB in children under 15 years were diagnosed and treated at the clinic. The incidence of TB was greater in Asian than in white children and independent of race, was greater in the most deprived area of the city.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL FACTORS; UK.
 

  b) Socio-Cultural, Socio-Economic & Demographic Aspects  
 
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AU : Kearney MT, Wanklyn PD, Goldman JM, Pearson SB & Teale C
TI : Urban deprivation and tuberculosis in the elderly.
SO : RESPIR MED 1994, 88, 703-704.
DT : Per
AB :

The study examined the possible association between urban deprivation and TB in the elderly by comparing the TB notification rates in the Urban Priority Area (UPA, which includes the inner city and most of the poorer housing estates) and the rest of Leeds, UK, between 1986-1990. The results were analysed by chi-square test and revealed a greater than two-fold increase in notifications for TB in elderly subjects resident in areas of urban deprivation. The findings highlight concerns over continuing poverty and deprivation among Britain's elderly population.

KEYWORDS: SOCIO-ECONOMICS; UK.
 
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