Inequalities in tuberculosis mortality: long-term trends in 11 European countries
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.15.0658" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.15.0658</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.15.0658" target="_blank" >10.5588/ijtld.15.0658</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Inequalities in tuberculosis mortality: long-term trends in 11 European countries
Original language description
SETTING: Previous studies in many countries have shown that mortality due to tuberculosis (TB) is higher among people of lower socio-economic status. OBJECTIVE: To assess the magnitude and direction of trends in educational inequalities in TB mortality in 11 European countries. DESIGN: Data on TB mortality between 1980 and 2011 were collected among persons aged 35-79 years. Age standardised mortality rates by educational level were calculated. Inequalities were estimated using the relative and slope indices of inequality. RESULTS : In the first decade of the twenty-first century, educational inequalities in TB mortality occurred in all countries in this study. The largest absolute inequalities were observed in Lithuania, and the smallest in Den mark. In most countries, relative inequalities have remained stable since the 1980s or 1990s, while absolute inequalities remained stable or went down. In Lithuania and Estonia, however, absolute inequalities increased substantially. CONCLUSION: The reduction in absolute inequalities in TB mortality, as seen in many European countries, is a major achievement; however, inequalities persist and are still a major cause for concern in the twenty-first century. Interventions aimed at preventing TB disease and reducing TB case fatality in lower socio-economic groups should be intensified, especially in the Baltic countries.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AO - Sociology, demography
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
ISSN
1027-3719
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
20
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
FR - FRANCE
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
574-581
UT code for WoS article
000375239400004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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