Factors associated with mortality from tuberculosis in Iran: an application of a generalized estimating equation-based zero-inflated negative binomial model to national registry data

Factors associated with mortality from tuberculosis in Iran: an application of a generalized estimating equation-based zero-inflated negative binomial model to national registry data

OBJECTIVES Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health problem that causes morbidity and mortality in millions of people per year. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of potential risk factors with TB mortality in Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed on 9,151...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Sarvi, Abbas Moghimbeigi, Hossein Mahjub, Mahshid Nasehi, Mahmoud Khodadost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2019-07-01
Series:Epidemiology and Health
Subjects:
tuberculosis
risk factors
socioeconomic
zero-inflated models
generalized estimating equations
Online Access:http://e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-41-e2019032.pdf

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