GGRB28H3 Chapter : GEOGRAPHIES OF TUBERCULOSIS.docx

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The association of housing density, isolation and tuberculosis in canadian. Michael clark, a peter ribena and earl nowgesicb. First nation communities experience high levels of overcrowded housing, degree of isolation and rates of tuberculosis (tb). The purpose of this study was to examine the association between community housing density, isolation the incidence and occurrence of tb in canadian first nations communities. Tb incidence is higher in communities located in isolated areas, and in communities with higher average housing densities. It is possible that communities with such cases experienced higher transmission rates and were more likely to be influenced by factors such as overcrowded housing. It is also possible that people in non isolated communities are more likely to move to the reserves and break down the disease to the isolated places where they do not provide such services. Overcrowded living conditions and isolations from health services are associated with an increased risk of developing tb.

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