Tuberculosis mortality and the male survival deficit in rural South Africa: An observational community cohort study.
Georges ReniersSylvia BlomJudith LieberAbraham J HerbstClara CalvertJacob BorTill BarnighausenBasia ZabaZehang R LiSamuel J ClarkAlison D GrantRichard LessellsJeffrey W EatonVictoria HosegoodPublished in: PloS one (2017)
The sex differences in adult life expectancy in rural KwaZulu-Natal are exceptionally large, atypical for an African population, and largely driven by high male mortality from pulmonary TB and injuries. This is the case for both HIV positive and HIV negative men and women, signalling a need to improve the engagement of men with health services, irrespective of their HIV status.
Keyphrases
- south africa
- hiv positive
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- healthcare
- pulmonary hypertension
- mental health
- antiretroviral therapy
- emergency department
- middle aged
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- cross sectional
- type diabetes
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- hepatitis c virus