Nationwide surveys of awareness of tuberculosis in India uncover a gender gap in tuberculosis awareness
Gender disparity associated with awareness about tuberculosis in India is observed across all three nationwide surveys. Being aged fifteen to nineteen years and residing in rural area are risk factors. Being unmarried is a protective factor for women, but not for men.
Authors
- Mohammed Shoyaib Khazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4682-0306)
- Nitu Kumari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6348-997X)
- Divya Bharathi Gattam
- Ranganath Thimmanahalli Sobagaiah
Institutions
- Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00592-x
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17