Modelling the impact of increasing tuberculosis treatment coverage and addressing determinants of risk in men
Strategies that prioritise increasing tuberculosis treatment coverage among men and mitigating men's higher susceptibility to tuberculosis could reduce disease burden for men, women, and children. Such gender-responsive strategies are essential to ensure a person-centred tuberculosis response and accelerate global progress towards the EndTB targets.
Authors
- Alexandra S Richards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9886-8104)
- Chukwuebuka Ugwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9171-4516)
- John Bimba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7847-4271)
- Jasper Nidoi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1189-5861)
- Mphatso Dennis Phiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-9715)
- Rhoda Pola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6040-7123)
- Bruce J. Kirenga
- S. Bertel Squire
- Peter MacPherson
- Katherine C. Horton
- Jeremiah Chakaya
Institutions
- University of London (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Kenyatta University (KE)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Bingham University (NG)
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MW)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Ministry of Health (KE)
- Makerere University (UG)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01536-3
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00