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Research Article: Vulnerability of NCDs and Mediating Effect of Risk Behaviors Among Tuberculosis Patients and Their Household Contacts Compared to the General Population in the Yangon Region, Myanmar

Date Published: 2023-12-13

Introduction:
Globally, communicable diseases account for more than % of the disease burden in low-income countries, while non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for more than % in high-income countries. Yet, the burden of both communicable diseases and NCDs is higher in low- and middle-income countries with socioeconomic and demographic transitions like Myanmar. Tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death among patients with communicable diseases, and the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in Myanmar was (% CI: –) per ,…

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