Poor Nutrition Due To Poverty: Biggest Tuberculosis Risk Factor

delia boccia Poor Nutrition Due To Poverty: Biggest Tuberculosis Risk Factor

Delia Boccia

Delia Boccia of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine tells Peter Goodwin about her research findings in Zambia which have revealed that the factor within impoverised communities which has the strongest link with TB infection is poor nutrition. She explains what should be the priorities for improving nutrition as a powerful means of cutting rates of TB.

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