Differences in tuberculosis prevalence by sex in low- and middle-income countries over 1993–2025: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nicole A. Swartwood, Nanki Singh, Seyed Alireza Mortazavi, Melike Hazal Can, Hening Cui, Do Kyung Ryuk, Peter MacPherson, Katherine C. Horton, Nicolas A. Menzies

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005114
Published: 2026-05-22
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pmed.1005114,
  title = {Differences in tuberculosis prevalence by sex in low- and middle-income countries over 1993–2025: A systematic review and meta-analysis},
  author = {Nicole A. Swartwood and Nanki Singh and Seyed Alireza Mortazavi and Melike Hazal Can and Hening Cui and Do Kyung Ryuk and Peter MacPherson and Katherine C. Horton and Nicolas A. Menzies},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Medicine},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pmed.1005114},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005114}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Differences in tuberculosis prevalence by sex in low- and middle-income countries over 1993–2025: A systematic review and meta-analysis
AU  - Nicole A. Swartwood
AU  - Nanki Singh
AU  - Seyed Alireza Mortazavi
AU  - Melike Hazal Can
AU  - Hening Cui
AU  - Do Kyung Ryuk
AU  - Peter MacPherson
AU  - Katherine C. Horton
AU  - Nicolas A. Menzies
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Medicine
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005114
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Swartwood, N. A., Singh, N., Mortazavi, S. A., Can, M. H., Cui, H., Ryuk, D. K., MacPherson, P., Horton, K. C., & Menzies, N. A. (2026). Differences in tuberculosis prevalence by sex in low- and middle-income countries over 1993–2025: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005114

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