2021
Uppal, A., Oxlade, O., Nsengiyumva, N.P., N'Diaye, D.S., Alvarez, G.G., & Scwartzman, K.
Springer Nature
The authors examine the potential impact of mitigation strategies for social and behavioral risk factors in reducing TB burden in Inuit communities. They do this by creating a transmission model to simulate TB epidemiology in Nunavut, then using a decision analysis model to assess the potential impact of several evidence-based strategies targeted at reducing four specific risk factors -commercial tobacco use, excessive alcohol use, food insecurity, and overcrowded housing.
Social and Behavioral Risk Reduction Strategies for Tuberculosis Prevention in Canadian Inuit Communities: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Uppal, A., Oxlade, O., Nsengiyumva, N.P., N'Diaye, D.S., Alvarez, G.G., & Scwartzman, K. (2021). Social and behavioral risk reduction strategies for tuberculosis prevention in Canadian Inuit communities: A cost-effectiveness analysis. BMC Public Health
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