Tuberculosis notifications in regional Victoria, Australia: Implications for public health care in a low incidence setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regionality is often a significant factor in tuberculosis (TB) management and outcomes worldwide. A wide range of context-specific factors may influence these differences and change over time. We compared TB treatment in regional and metropolitan areas, considering demographic and temporal trends affecting TB diagnosis and outcomes.

Methods

Retrospective analyses of data for patients notified with TB in Victoria, Australia, were conducted. The study outcomes were treatment delays and treatment outcomes. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard model analyses were performed to investigate the effect of regionality in the management of TB. Six hundred and eleven (7%) TB patients were notified in regional and 8,163 (93%) in metropolitan areas between 1995 and 2019. Of t

SUBMITTER: Moyo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030020 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature