Alcohol Brewing and the African Tuberculosis Epidemic

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ID2151115
AutoresKate Macintyre (0000-0003-2741-0467), Emily Blo, Emily Bloss
Año2011
Volumen30
Número2
Páginas126-135
Fecha de publicación2011-03-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0145-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-5882
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01459740.2011.552457
PMID21400349
OpenAlexW1974745786
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas13

Countries in much of Africa are struggling with large tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. Although the treatment programs are being implemented as well as the many constraints allow, more prevention of TB is needed. Based on literature on alcohol and TB, and observations and case studies, we consider one potential area for intervention might be the popular and ubiquitous small bars and beer huts in many towns and cities. In these usually poverty-ridden sites, with their densely packed clientele, large amounts of alcohol are consumed often by those with compromised immune systems who are at risk of acquiring the disease. The alcohol brewers-called Mama Pimas (from kupima, to measure, in Kiswahili) in Kenya-are the subject of this editorial. We look at the risks and potential benefits of reaching these women. Medical anthropologists are needed to help provide better evidence for TB prevention programs

HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology