Integrated screening of migrants for multiple infectious diseases: Qualitative study of a city-wide programme.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migrants from certain regions are at increased risk of key infectious diseases (including HIV, tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis B and hepatitis C). Although guidelines increasingly recommend integrated screening for multiple infections to reduce morbidity little is known about what migrants and healthcare professionals think about this approach.

Methods

Prospective qualitative study in Leicester, United Kingdom within a novel city-wide integrated screening programme in three iterative phases to understand views about infections and integrated screening. Phase 1 focus groups (nine) with migrants from diverse communities (n = 74); phase 2 semi-structured interviews with healthcare professionals involved in the screening pathway (n = 32); phase 3 semi-struc

SUBMITTER: Eborall H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7170938 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature