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Spence DP, Hotchkiss J, Williams CS, Davies PD,
Tuberculosis and poverty,
Br Med J,
1993;307:759-761,
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Keywords: tuberculosis
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE--To examine whether the historical link between tuberculosis and poverty still exists.
DESIGN--Retrospective study examining the notifications of all forms of tuberculosis by council ward over a six year period and correlating this with four indices of poverty; council housing, free school meals, the Townsend overall deprivation index, and the Jarman index.
SETTING--The 33 electoral wards of the city of Liverpool.
SUBJECTS--344 residents of Liverpool with tuberculosis.
RESULTS--The rate of tuberculosis was correlated with all measures of poverty, the strongest correlation being with the Jarman index (r = 0.73, p < 0.0001). This link was independent of the high rates of tuberculosis seen in ethnic minorities.
CONCLUSION--Tuberculosis remains strongly associated with poverty
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