Progress toward eliminating TB and HIV deaths in Brazil, 2001–2015: a spatial assessment

Progress toward eliminating TB and HIV deaths in Brazil, 2001–2015: a spatial assessment

Abstract Background Brazil has high burdens of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, as previously estimated for the 26 states and the Federal District, as well as high levels of inequality in social and health indicators. We improved the geographic detail of burden estimation by modelling deaths due to TB and...

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Main Authors: Jennifer M. Ross, Nathaniel J. Henry, Laura A. Dwyer-Lindgren, Andrea de Paula Lobo, Fatima Marinho de Souza, Molly H. Biehl, Sarah E. Ray, Robert C. Reiner, Rebecca W. Stubbs, Kirsten E. Wiens, Lucas Earl, Michael J. Kutz, Natalia V. Bhattacharjee, Hmwe H. Kyu, Mohsen Naghavi, Simon I. Hay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
HIV
Small area estimation
Geospatial
Geographic
Brazil
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1131-6

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