Workplace pulmonary tuberculosis case detection in Mansoura City and neighborhood villages

Hadidy, Samah S. El; El-Bestar, Sohair; Kamel, Emily; Shalabi, Nesrein M.

doi:10.4103/ejb.ejb_54_17

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Mapping the threads: Geospatial Exploration of Shared Modifiable Tuberculosis Disease Risks in a clinic-based population

Asare-Baah,

Luong,

Afriyie-Mensah

et al. 2024

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Background In emerging economies experiencing rapid sociodemographic transitions and historically high tuberculosis (TB) prevalence, effective TB control requires acknowledging the evolving socio-behavioral characteristics of diverse patient populations shaping community-level TB risk. This study aimed to explore the spatial distribution and clustering of shared modifiable clinical and social risk factors for TB in a clinic-based population in Accra, Ghana.Methods We prospectively enrolled new and previously treated TB patients between June 2022 and July 2023. At diagnosis, patients provided informed consent to collect their residential coordinates and completed a questionnaire assessing their demographic and modifiable clinical and social risks for TB. We used geospatial scan statistics to describe the spatial distribution of cases and PERMANOVA to examine the correlation between spatial proximity and shared socio-behavioral risks, with a 1.5 square kilometer threshold defining significant residential proximity.Results The study population (N = 150) was predominantly male (68.0%) and of working age (80.0% aged 25–64 years), with half the sample engaged in unskilled labor (51.3%). Approximately one-third reported heavy alcohol (36.0%) and recreational drug use (26.7%) in the past year. Fifteen percent were HIV-positive, of whom more than 80% were diagnosed at the time of TB diagnosis. Local Moran's I statistics revealed spatial clusters of TB cases in separate sections of the study area. Unskilled labor, recreational drug use, and a history of cough in patients’ social contacts were significantly associated with residential proximity, explaining 1.26% of the variance in our model (F = 1.89, R^2 = 1.3%, p = 0.004).Conclusions Shared modifiable risks, including unskilled labor, recreational drug use, and close contact with TB, exhibited spatial clustering, suggesting their potential to enhance TB disease progression and transmission in this setting. Targeted interventions addressing these socio-behavioral risks within identified hotspots may improve TB control efforts.

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Mapping the threads: Geospatial Exploration of Shared Modifiable Tuberculosis Disease Risks in a clinic-based population

Asare-Baah,

Luong,

Afriyie-Mensah

et al. 2024

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Socio-demographic and Behavioral Factors Relationship with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case-control Study

Maharani

Karima

Kamilia

2022

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is still a world health problem, especially in Indonesia. The prevalence of pulmonary TB has increased from 2013 to 2018. One of the factors that play a role in the spread of pulmonary TB is socio-demographic and behavioral factors. AIM: This study aims to determine the influence of behavioral and social demographics on the incidence of pulmonary TB. METHODS: The design of this study used a case-control study design to determine the relationship between socio-demographic factors and behavioral factors with the dependent variable, namely the incidence of pulmonary TB. The sample size of cases with controls is 1:1, cases consist of 60 respondents and controls 60 respondents. Data analysis using univariate, bivariate (chi-square), and multivariate (multiple logistic regression) analysis with alpha= 0.05. RESULTS: The socio-demographic factors associated with pulmonary TB are family income, employment status, and nutritional status. Behavioral factors that are related are knowledge, attitude, smoking, and history of contact with TB patients. The dominant factor that is most related to pulmonary TB is the behavioral factor, namely the knowledge variable p ≤ 0.001 odds ratio = 2.899 (95% CI 2.475–2.981). CONCLUSION: It is suggested that it is important to increase public knowledge about pulmonary TB with the participation of health workers and health cadres by providing information and education about the prevention of pulmonary TB in the community.

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Delay in the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis among patients in the Suez Canal Area

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Workplace pulmonary tuberculosis case detection in Mansoura City and neighborhood villages

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Mapping the threads: Geospatial Exploration of Shared Modifiable Tuberculosis Disease Risks in a clinic-based population

Mapping the threads: Geospatial Exploration of Shared Modifiable Tuberculosis Disease Risks in a clinic-based population

Socio-demographic and Behavioral Factors Relationship with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case-control Study

Delay in the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis among patients in the Suez Canal Area

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