More Than Malnutrition: A Review of the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Tuberculosis.

ABSTRACT: Despite a significant reduction in tuberculosis (TB) mortality over the past decade, TB remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Food insecurity-through pathways such as malnutrition, mental health impact, and high-risk health behaviors-affects the risk of TB disease, treatment failure, and mortality. We searched the literature for studies reporting on the links between food insecurity and TB. In contrast to the well-documented interactions between food insecurity and HIV/AIDS, we found that the association between food insecurity and TB remains largely understudied-this is especially true with regard to non-nutritional correlations. Mental health and behavioral linkages between TB and food insecurity deserve further attention. An improved understanding of the pathways through which foo

SUBMITTER: Balinda IG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6441779 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature