IMPORTANCE OF TUBERCULOSIS RISK FACTORS - A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Abstract:
The purpose of this article consists in the classification of the TB risk factors depending on the TB prevalence, attributable risk and odds ratio, followed by a comparison between the urban and rural environment.
Material and method: this study took into consideration two groups of subjects from the urban and rural environment, by using an epidemiological inquiry, between 2000 and 2006.
Conclusions: Tuberculosis contact was on the first place, both in the urban and rural environment, followed by the other factors, but with different classifications regarding the two environments.
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