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 There is a strong association between the incidence of tuberculosis and a country's gross domestic product per capita

 Marginalised and socially disadvantaged populations, such as indigenous populations, ethnic minorities, immigrants and prisoners, also have a higher incidence of tuberculosis

 Poorer treatment results have been recorded in groups with low socio‐economic levels, probably because they have limited access to high‐quality care

 Although drug‐resistant strains have been previously diagnosed in highly endemic settings, resistance to numerous drugs constitutes a significant problem in the industrialised world