Risks and consequences of TB and its prevention in cost-utility analyses among immigrants: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In low-TB incidence countries, foreign-born populations bear a disproportionate share of the TB burden. Cost-utility analyses of TB preventive treatment (TPT) programs among immigrants, however, have yielded divergent conclusions. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate how studies have considered the risks and consequences of TB disease and TPT.

Methods

We searched PubMed and Embase for studies published from 1^st January 2004 to 25^th March 2025. We included modeling studies measuring health utility with quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and evaluated TPT among immigrants to low TB incidence countries. Using a narrative synthesis, we examined how studies considered risks and consequences of TB disease and TPT and their impacts on healt

SUBMITTER: Robayo SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12517258 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature