Silvia S Chiang

Biographic Data

ID9073246
NAMESilvia S Chiang
GIVEN NAMESSilvia S
FAMILY NAMEChiang
SIGNATURECHIANG S S
AFFILIATIONSBrown University
ORCID0000-0002-2318-3802
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Factors driving adolescent tuberculosis incidence by age and sex in 30 high-tuberculosis burden countries

    Open AccessSilvia S Chiang, Megan Murray et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: During adolescence, tuberculosis incidence rises, with a greater increase in males compared with females. Tuberculosis notifications and estimates infrequently disaggregate adolescent age groups. Moreover, the factors that drive the increases in overall incidence and the male-to-female (MF) ratio remain unclear. METHODS: infection and tuberculosis disease incidence in the WHO's 30 high-tuberculosis burden countries (HBCs), which rep…

  • Identifying adolescents at risk for suboptimal adherence to tuberculosis treatment

    Open AccessSilvia S Chiang, Joshua Ray Tanzer et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Adolescents account for an estimated 800,000 incident tuberculosis (TB) cases annually and are at risk for suboptimal adherence to TB treatment. Most studies of adolescent TB treatment adherence have used surveillance data with limited psychosocial information. This prospective cohort study aimed to identify risk factors for suboptimal adherence to rifampicin-susceptible TB treatment among adolescents (10–19 years old) in Lima, Peru. We collected…