Spatial clustering of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Hunan province, China: an ecological study

This study aimed to investigate the spatial distribution of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Hunan province, China. An ecological study was conducted using DR-TB data collected from the Tuberculosis Control Institute of Hunan Province between 2012 and 2018.

Citation:
Alene KA, Xu Z, Bai L, Yi H, Tan Y, ....... Clements AC. Spatial clustering of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Hunan province, China: an ecological study. BMJ Open. 2021;11(4):e043685.

Keywords:
Epidemiology; public health; tuberculosis

Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate the spatial distribution of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Hunan province, China. An ecological study was conducted using DR-TB data collected from the Tuberculosis Control Institute of Hunan Province between 2012 and 2018.