Surveillance of tuberculosis and treatment outcomes following screening and therapy interventions among marriage-migrants and labor-migrants from high TB endemic countries in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) among migrants from high-risk countries and underling interventions were concerned for disease control. This study aimed to assess the TB trends among marriage-migrants with the 1-2-round vs. labor-migrants with the four-round TB screenings in the period of the first four post-entry years; pre-entry screenings by an initial chest X-ray (CXR) were conducted during 2012-2015, and a friendly treatment policy was introduced in 2014.

Methods

TB data of migrants during 2012-2015 were obtained from the National TB Registry Database and analyzed. The incidences, clinical characteristics, and treatment outcomes were assessed to explore the impact of underlying interventions.

Results

During post-entry 0-4 years, the TB incidence rates among marriage

SUBMITTER: Kuan MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7977376 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature