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- Title
Factors Associated with Development of Tuberculosis Disease Among Refugees, Massachusetts, 2008–2018.
- Authors
Smock, Laura; Nguyen, Thinh; Gadani, Kavita; Tibbs, Andrew; Geltman, Paul L.; Bernardo, John; Cochran, Jennifer
- Abstract
Refugees and immigrants undergo tuberculosis screening prior to arrival in the United States. CDC Technical Instructions for screening changed in 2007. Our goal was to quantify TB disease in refugees after 2007 and identify risks for disease. Massachusetts refugee and tuberculosis databases were matched to identify refugees who arrived 2008–2017 and were diagnosed with tuberculosis infection or disease 2008–2018. Factors associated with disease were analyzed in SAS. Of 19,583 refugees, 4706 were diagnosed with infection at arrival and 60 with disease during the observation period. Lack of treatment for infection was strongly associated (OR = 26.5, p = 0.0001) with diagnosis of disease; in a multivariate logistic regression model, positive screening test (AOR = 12.5, p = 0.0001), class B1 status (AOR = 4.0, p = 0.0004), and < 2 years since arrival (AOR = 60.0, p = 0.0001) were associated with disease. Providers should continue screening new arrivals, providing accessible services, and treating infection to further reduce tuberculosis morbidity and mortality.
- Subjects
MASSACHUSETTS; TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis; TUBERCULOSIS risk factors; IMMIGRANTS; CONFIDENCE intervals; MULTIVARIATE analysis; MULTIPLE regression analysis; MEDICAL screening; REFUGEES; DATA analysis software; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 2023, Vol 25, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
1557-1912
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10903-022-01366-0