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TUBERCULOSIS
An Interdisciplinary Perspective


CONTENTS

FRONT MATTER
John D H Porter and John M Grange
i
Part I Introduction to Tuberculosis and Its Control
THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF TUBERCULOSIS
John M. Grange
3
DETERMINANTS OF THE TUBERCULOSIS BURDEN IN POPULATIONS
Klaus Jochem and John Walley
33
A CRITIQUE OF THE GLOBAL EFFORT: DO TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAMMES ONLY EXIST ON PAPER? — A PERSPECTIVE FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
M. Angélica Sãlomdo
49
THE POLITICS OF TUBERCULOSIS: THE ROLE OF PROCESS AND POWER
Gill Walt
67
PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE ETHICS OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Paul Pronyk and John Porter
99
Part II The Current International Structure
TUBERCULOSIS IN HIGH-PREVALENCE COUNTRIES: CURRENT CONTROL STRATEGIES AND THEIR TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS
Klaus Jochem and John Walley
123
TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS — POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION
Ruairí Brugha and Anthony B. Zwi
167
INVOLVING THE PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR IN TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL: PRACTICAL ASPECTS
Mukund Uplekar
193
COMPLIANCE VERSUS ADHERENCE: JUST A MATTER OF LANGUAGE? THE POLITICS AND POETICS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Jessica A. Ogden
213
Part III Tuberculosis Treatment from the Patient's Perspective: Social and Economic Dimensions of Treatment-Seeking for Tuberculosis
THE ECONOMICS OF TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Susan Foster
237
SOCIO-CULTURAL DIMENSIONS IN TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
Sheela Rangan and Mukund Uplekar
265
TUBERCULOSIS AND HIV — PERSPECTIVES FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Andrew Ustianowski, Peter Mwaba and Alimuddin Zumla
283
TUBERCULOSIS IN ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS IN INDUSTRIALISED COUNTRIES
Freda Festenstein and John M. Grange
313
GENDER ISSUES IN THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS
Patricia Hudelson
339
Part IV Alternative Approaches and Future Directions
THE WAY FORWARD: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
John Porter, Jessica A. Ogden and Paul Pronyk
359
DEMYSTIFYING THE CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS IN RURAL BANGLADESH
A. M. R. Chowdhury, J. Patrick Vaughan, Sadia Chowdhury and Fazle H. Abed
379
A RESPONSE BY NURSES TO THE CHALLENGE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND RUSSIA
Virginia Gleissberg
397
TUBERCULOSIS AND HEALTH SECTOR REFORM
Elizabeth Tayler
423
APPLYING HUMAN RIGHTS TO TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
David Nyheim
449
THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT WENT TO SEA: MOVING TOWARDS INTERSECTORAL POLICIES TO PREVENT THE UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF TUBERCULOSIS
Carolyn Stephens
467
EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES IN TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL: BUILDING ON THE ‘SOCIAL’ PARADIGM
Thelma Narayan and Ravi Narayan
489
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