The strategic framework of tuberculosis control and prevention in the elderly: a scoping review towards End TB targets.

ABSTRACT: With the rapid pace of population ageing, tuberculosis (TB) in the elderly increasingly becomes a public health challenge. Despite the increasing burden and high risks for TB in the elderly, targeted strategy has not been well understood and evaluated. We undertook a scoping review to identify current TB strategies, research and policy gaps in the elderly and summarized the results within a strategic framework towards End TB targets. Databases of Embase, MEDLINE, Global health and EBM reviews were searched for original studies, review articles, and policy papers published in English between January 1990 and December 2015. Articles examining TB strategy, program, guideline or intervention in the elderly from public health perspective were included.Nineteen articles met the inclusion criteri

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5452345 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature