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Tuberculosis And Local Health Department Expenditures On Tuberculosis Services, Michelle P. Yip, Betty Bekemeier
Tuberculosis And Local Health Department Expenditures On Tuberculosis Services, Michelle P. Yip, Betty Bekemeier
Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research
Background: Although tuberculosis (TB) morbidity and mortality have decreased in recent decades, challenges exist regarding disproportionate distributions of TB among specific populations and geographic areas. Inconsistent local health department (LHD) funding for TB programs poses difficulties for LHDs to sustain resources and personnel that predisposes communities to risks of future outbreaks of TB and drug-resistant TB diseases.
Purpose: This study examined relationships between annual TB incidence rates and LHD expenditures on TB-related services to elucidate potential impacts of TB incidence on LHD TB spending.
Methods: This dataset included county-level TB incidence data with comparable, annual (2000–2010) TB-related service expenditures for …