Addressing the persistence of Tuberculosis Among the Canadian Inuit Population: The need for a social determinants of health framework
Canadian Aboriginal people have poorer levels of health than the general population. A serious issue is the high rate of tuberculosis (TB) among the Inuit population; rates are much higher than those of the general Canadian population. Several social determinants of health (SDOH), including househol...
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ftunivwontaojs:oai:ojs.uwo.ca:article/7333 2023-05-15T16:54:11+02:00 Addressing the persistence of Tuberculosis Among the Canadian Inuit Population: The need for a social determinants of health framework Kulmann, Kassandra C Richmond, Chantelle A. M. 2011-05-16 application/pdf https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7333 eng eng Western University https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7333/5977 https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7333 Copyright (c) 2011 Kassandra C Kulmann, MA Candidate, Chantelle AM Richmond, Professor https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND The International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011): Health and Well-Being International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011): Health and Well-Being 1916-5781 Tuberculosis Social determinants of health Inuit medical determinants of health info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article Text 2011 ftunivwontaojs 2023-02-05T19:15:37Z Canadian Aboriginal people have poorer levels of health than the general population. A serious issue is the high rate of tuberculosis (TB) among the Inuit population; rates are much higher than those of the general Canadian population. Several social determinants of health (SDOH), including household crowding and poverty, are strongly correlated with TB prevalence. In this paper, we describe the medical and social determinants of TB, and critically examine the TB literature specific to the Inuit population. The majority of studies recommend biomedical interventions for the treatment of TB. Few researchers have employed the social determinants of health theory to steer their research, and even fewer researchers suggest improving living and social conditions in Inuit communities as a way of eradicating TB. We conclude with research and policy recommendations. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Western Libraries OJS International Indigenous Policy Journal 2 1 |
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Canadian Aboriginal people have poorer levels of health than the general population. A serious issue is the high rate of tuberculosis (TB) among the Inuit population; rates are much higher than those of the general Canadian population. Several social determinants of health (SDOH), including household crowding and poverty, are strongly correlated with TB prevalence. In this paper, we describe the medical and social determinants of TB, and critically examine the TB literature specific to the Inuit population. The majority of studies recommend biomedical interventions for the treatment of TB. Few researchers have employed the social determinants of health theory to steer their research, and even fewer researchers suggest improving living and social conditions in Inuit communities as a way of eradicating TB. We conclude with research and policy recommendations. |
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Addressing the persistence of Tuberculosis Among the Canadian Inuit Population: The need for a social determinants of health framework |
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Addressing the persistence of Tuberculosis Among the Canadian Inuit Population: The need for a social determinants of health framework |
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Addressing the persistence of Tuberculosis Among the Canadian Inuit Population: The need for a social determinants of health framework |
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Addressing the persistence of Tuberculosis Among the Canadian Inuit Population: The need for a social determinants of health framework |
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Addressing the persistence of Tuberculosis Among the Canadian Inuit Population: The need for a social determinants of health framework |
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addressing the persistence of tuberculosis among the canadian inuit population: the need for a social determinants of health framework |
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