Mobility patterns of persons at risk for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mumbai, India.

ABSTRACT:

Setting

Tuberculosis (TB) hospital in Mumbai, India.

Objective

To describe the mobility patterns of persons with suspected drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) and to assess whether there were significant differences in demographic or risk characteristics based on mobility.

Design

Observational cohort study of TB clinic patients at risk for DR-TB.

Results

Among 602 participants, 37% had ever moved from their place of birth; 14% were local movers (within state), and 23% were distant movers, between states or countries. Univariate multinomial logistic regression models showed that distant movers were more likely than non-movers to have lower income, less education, a greater number of previous TB episodes, and to have ever smoked. Compared to non-movers, local mov

SUBMITTER: Conners E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10424886 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature