Notification Rate of Tuberculosis among Migrants in China 2005-2014: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migrations have been reported to be associated with the high risk of tuberculosis (TB), but there is no systematic analysis of the available data for TB among migrant in China. The aim of this study was to examine the notification rate of active and sputum smear-positive TB by a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to examine the notification rate of active and sputum smear-positive TB among migrants in China. Two reviewers searched the cross-sectional studies published in PubMed, EMBASE, SciFinder, and Web of Science in English and in CNKI and Wanfang databases in Chinese. Pooled estimates of notification rate of TB among migrants were calculated using a random effects model. Meta-regression analysis an

SUBMITTER: Sun YX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4976576 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature