Titre : | Is the human sex ratio at birth a sentinel health indicator that is associated with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis prevalences in the 21st century ? (2013) |
Auteurs : | Anna SHIFOTOKA ; Andrew-Wf OGARTY ; Nottingham Biomedical Research Unit. Division of Epidemiology and Public Health. University of Nottingham. Nottingham. GBR |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 67, n° 4, 2013) |
Pagination : | 327-331 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Tuberculose ; Homme ; Naissance ; Indicateur ; Association ; Sida ; Prévalence ; 21 siècle ; Bactériose ; Infection ; Virose ; Immunopathologie |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS q9R0xC99. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background A reduction in sex ratio at live birth has been proposed as a sentinel health indicator that can be used to monitor the health of populations. Objective To test the hypothesis that a lower sex ratio is associated with adverse national population health using the prevalences of HIV and tuberculosis as measures of societal well-being. Methods An ecological study design using routinely collected data and adjusting for potential confounding factors. Results The mean global sex ratio was 1.05. There was marked heterogeneity in the sex ratio between different global regions (p |