Optimizing tuberculosis screening for immigrants in southern New Brunswick: A pilot study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Immigrants from high tuberculosis-burdened countries have been shown to have an increased risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). To reduce the risk of increased tuberculosis cases in Canada, the country has a comprehensive immigration medical examination process that identifies individuals with active tuberculosis using chest X-ray; however, it fails to identify LTBI. The lack of LTBI identification is concerning because immigrants with LTBI are at an increased risk of developing active tuberculosis within their first few years of migration due to stressful experiences common to many immigrants.

Objectives

The goal of this pilot study is to improve the current LTBI screening protocols among immigrants from high tuberculosis incidence countries and to bett

SUBMITTER: Shamputa IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9635694 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature