Abstract:

The article by Murimba Winnie titled “The Relationship of Socio-Economic Status on Contraction of Tuberculosis among TB Patients in Windhoek District, Namibia: A Public Health Practice Perspective” is reviewed. It is published in Online Journal of Medicine and Medical Science Research Volume 3, Issue 2 of 2014. The review engage the logical presentation of writing, follow of ideas, content and structure and its efficacy in tackling the risk factors of in-patients infected with tuberculosis. Socio-economic factors which predispose people to TB diseases have been investigated before and therefore the review will focus on the relevancy, objective and accuracy of this article on this topic.

Keywords: Socio-Economic Status, Poverty, Katutura Intermediate Hospital, Tuberculosis, Poverty, Namibia.

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