Summary

This resource highlights seminal work intended to guide a better understanding of the intersection of TB and gender. By no means is this an exhaustive list; instead, this is a starting point for exploration on this topic.  The resources are sorted by most recently published.

  1. Chikovore, J., Pai, M., Horton, K. C., Daftary, A., Kumwenda, M. K., Hart, G., & Corbett, E. L. (2020). Missing men with tuberculosis: the need to address structural influences and implement targeted and multidimensional interventions. BMJ global health5(5), e002255.
  2. Gender assessment tool for national HIV and TB responses. Towards gender-transformative HIV and TB responses. Geneva: UNAIDS and Stop TB Partnership 2016. https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/unaids-gender-assessment-tool_en.pdf
  3. Krishnan, L., Akande, T., Shankar, A. V., McIntire, K. N., Gounder, C. R., Gupta, A., & Yang, W. T. (2014). Gender-related barriers and delays in accessing tuberculosis diagnostic and treatment services: a systematic review of qualitative studies. Tuberculosis research and treatment2014.
  4. Somma, D., Thomas, B. E., Karim, F., Kemp, J., Arias, N., Auer, C., … & Weiss, M. G. (2008). Gender and socio-cultural determinants of TB-related stigma in Bangladesh, India, Malawi and Colombia [Special section on gender and TB]. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease12(7), 856-866.
  5. Khan, M. S., Dar, O., Sismanidis, C., Shah, K., & Godfrey-Faussett, P. (2007). Improvement of tuberculosis case detection and reduction of discrepancies between men and women by simple sputum-submission instructions: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. The Lancet369(9577), 1955-1960.
  6. Ahsan, G., Ahmed, J., Singhasivanon, P., Kaewkungwal, J., Okanurak, K., Suwannapong, N., … & Belayetali, K. (2004). Gender difference in treatment seeking behaviors of tuberculosis cases in rural communities of Bangladesh. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health35, 126-135.
  7. Atre, S. R., Kudale, A. M., Morankar, S. N., Rangan, S. G., & Weiss, M. G. (2004). Cultural concepts of tuberculosis and gender among the general population without tuberculosis in rural Maharashtra, India. Tropical Medicine & International Health9(11), 1228-1238.
  8. Eastwood, S. V., & Hill, P. C. (2004). A gender-focused qualitative study of barriers to accessing tuberculosis treatment in The Gambia, West Africa. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease8(1), 70-75.
  9. Long, N. H., Johansson, E., Diwan, V. K., & Winkvist, A. (2001). Fear and social isolation as consequences of tuberculosis in VietNam: a gender analysis. Health policy58(1), 69-81.
  10. Uplekar, M. W., Rangan, S., Weiss, M. G., Ogden, J., Borgdorff, M. W., & Hudelson, P. (2001). Attention to gender issues in tuberculosis control [Unresolved Issues]. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease5(3), 220-224.
  11. Johansson, E., Long, N. H., Diwan, V. K., & Winkvist, A. (2000). Gender and tuberculosis control: perspectives on health seeking behaviour among men and women in Vietnam. Health policy52(1), 33-51.

If you feel a seminal piece has been missed from this list, feel free to contact us and we will be happy to add to this guide. Feel free to also filter by keywords (such as gender, stigma, men, women…etc.) to coagulate resources on this site tailored to these subtopics.

 

Tags
Gender

Add a Comment

Comments may be reviewed prior to posting and/or sharing on social media.

Top