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The Roles of socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease: a review

Over the past two years, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB) have killed over 5.7 million people globally. TB and COVID-19 continue to be significant public health problems worldwide. A growing body of research supports a link between socio-environmental factors and the transmi...

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Main Authors: Rahayu Othman,, Nazarudin Safian,, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
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spelling my-ukm.journal.234552024-05-08T04:00:40Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23455/ The Roles of socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease: a review Rahayu Othman, Nazarudin Safian, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Over the past two years, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB) have killed over 5.7 million people globally. TB and COVID-19 continue to be significant public health problems worldwide. A growing body of research supports a link between socio-environmental factors and the transmission of COVID-19 and TB disease. This review article discussed the socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease. In this review, we highlight similarities and differences between these two infectious diseases and explore the roles of socio-environmental factors (air pollution exposure and climate change) and socioeconomic factors in disease transmission. A comprehensive, integrated TB-COVID-19 management for prevention and disease control, which includes administrative, engineering, environmental control, effective personal protective equipment, and community-based public health activities were discussed. Understanding the similarities and differences between these two infectious diseases and the role of socio-environmental factors in disease transmission helps in planning and strengthening an integrated system for disease prevention and control strategies. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024-02-21 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23455/1/vol14no12024%204.pdf Rahayu Othman, and Nazarudin Safian, and Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, (2024) The Roles of socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease: a review. International Journal of Public Health Research, 14 (1). pp. 1808-1816. ISSN 2232-0245 http://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr
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description Over the past two years, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB) have killed over 5.7 million people globally. TB and COVID-19 continue to be significant public health problems worldwide. A growing body of research supports a link between socio-environmental factors and the transmission of COVID-19 and TB disease. This review article discussed the socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease. In this review, we highlight similarities and differences between these two infectious diseases and explore the roles of socio-environmental factors (air pollution exposure and climate change) and socioeconomic factors in disease transmission. A comprehensive, integrated TB-COVID-19 management for prevention and disease control, which includes administrative, engineering, environmental control, effective personal protective equipment, and community-based public health activities were discussed. Understanding the similarities and differences between these two infectious diseases and the role of socio-environmental factors in disease transmission helps in planning and strengthening an integrated system for disease prevention and control strategies.
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author Rahayu Othman,
Nazarudin Safian,
Mohd Rohaizat Hassan,
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Nazarudin Safian,
Mohd Rohaizat Hassan,
The Roles of socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease: a review
author_facet Rahayu Othman,
Nazarudin Safian,
Mohd Rohaizat Hassan,
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title The Roles of socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease: a review
title_short The Roles of socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease: a review
title_full The Roles of socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease: a review
title_fullStr The Roles of socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease: a review
title_full_unstemmed The Roles of socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis disease: a review
title_sort roles of socio-environmental factors influencing the transmission, prevention, and control of covid-19 and tuberculosis disease: a review
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23455/1/vol14no12024%204.pdf
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