IJE Advance Access originally published online on May 24, 2005
International Journal of Epidemiology 2005 34(4):914-923; doi:10.1093/ije/dyi100
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infectious Diseases |
Investigation of the risk factors for tuberculosis: a case–control study in three countries in West Africa
1 MRC Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia
2 Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Dakar, Sénégal
3 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
4 Programme National de Lutte Anti-Tuberculeuse and Service de Pneumologie, CHU Ignace Deen, Conakry, République de Guinée
5 Projecto de Saude de Bandim, Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Bissau, Guinea Bissau
6 Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Canada
7 National Leprosy/TB Control Programme, Ministry of Health, The Gambia
* Corresponding author. Christian Lienhardt, Programme Tuberculose, UR 36, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, BP 1386, Dakar, Senegal. E-mail: lienhardt{at}dakar.ird.sn
Background Host-related and environment-related factors have been shown to play a role in the development of tuberculosis (TB), but few studies were carried out to identify their respective roles in resource-poor countries.
Methods A multicentre case–control study was conducted in Guinée, Guinea Bissau, and The Gambia, from January 1999 to March 2001. Cases were newly detected smear positive TB patients. Two controls were recruited for each case, one within the household of the case, and one in the community.
Results Regarding host-related factors, univariate analysis by conditional logistic regression of 687 matched pairs of cases and household controls showed that TB was associated with male sex, family history of TB, absence of a BCG scar, smoking, alcohol, anaemia, HIV infection, and history and treatment of worm infection. In a multivariable model based on 601 matched pairs, male sex, family history of TB, smoking, and HIV infection were independent risk factors of TB. The investigation of environmental factors based on the comparison of 816 cases/community control pairs showed that the risk of TB was associated with single marital status, family history of TB, adult crowding, and renting the house. In a final model assessing the combined effect of host and environmental factors, TB was associated with male sex, HIV infection, smoking (with a dose–effect relationship), history of asthma, family history of TB, marital status, adult crowding, and renting the house.
Conclusion TB is a multifactorial disorder, in which environment interacts with host-related factors. This study provided useful information for the assessment of host and environmental factors of TB for the improvement of TB control activities in developing countries.
Keywords Tuberculosis, risk factors, epidemiology, developing countries
Accepted 14 April 2005
CiteULike 
Connotea 
Del.icio.us What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
 |
|
  K. Liestol, S. Tretli, A. Tverdal, and J. Maehlen Tuberculin status, socioeconomic differences and differences in all-cause mortality: experience from Norwegian cohorts born 1910-49 Int. J. Epidemiol., April 1, 2009; 38(2): 427 - 434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M Baker, D Das, K Venugopal, and P Howden-Chapman Tuberculosis associated with household crowding in a developed country J Epidemiol Community Health, August 1, 2008; 62(8): 715 - 721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. N. Bates, A. Khalakdina, M. Pai, L. Chang, F. Lessa, and K. R. Smith Risk of Tuberculosis From Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Arch Intern Med, February 26, 2007; 167(4): 335 - 342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|