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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO- ECONOMIC FACTORS AS DRIVERS OF TUBERCULOSIS IN NIGERIA: PARADIGM TO ADOPT MATHEMATICAL APPROACH FOR RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION

Volume: 57  ,  Issue: 1 , July    Published Date: 11 August 2020
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 857  ,  Download: 674 , Pages: 90 - 107    
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP100571720201336

Authors

# Author Name
1 Aliyu Abubakar Shehu
2 Onwuka Gerald Ike
3 Abdullahi Bako Rabah
4 Nasiru Lawal

Abstract

As the trend of globalization is increasing due to population growth, climate change and another social factor, it continues to increase vulnerability of many diseases. Tuberculosis (TB) disease remains one of the prevalent communicable diseases globally Its significant rate in developing countries like Nigeria has remains a fascinating global public health concern due to public health and economics posed by the disease. This paper reviewed environmental and socio-economic factors affecting the prevalence; surveillance of TB from authoritative journal articles, grey reports, as well as other official and authoritative sources. The study found the connection between environmental; socio-economic factors and prevalence and surveillance of TB in Nigeria. At the of study six (6) recommendations such as; education and awareness; online diseases reporting and notification; research priorities; use of mathematical models; inclusive provision of health facilities as well as partnership and collaboration were put forward in relation to environmental and socio-economic factors and trends.

Keywords

  • Nigeria
  • Nigeria
  • mathematical
  • , socio-economic
  • Environment
  • Tuberculosis
  • Surveillance