| Title |
Increased Incidence of Tuberculosis in Zimbabwe, in Association with Food Insecurity, and Economic Collapse: An Ecological Analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0083387 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stephen J. Burke, Elliot Lass, Paul Thistle, Lovemore Katumbe, Arif Jetha, Dan Schwarz, Shelly Bolotin, R. D. Barker, Andrew Simor, Michael Silverman |
| Abstract |
Zimbabwe underwent a socioeconomic crisis and resultant increase in food insecurity in 2008-9. The impact of the crisis on Tuberculosis (TB) incidence is unknown. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 31% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| South Africa | 1 | 8% |
| Belgium | 1 | 8% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 85% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 78 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 28% |
| Researcher | 13 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 12% |
| Unknown | 19 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 24% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 22 | 27% |