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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2016

Infection control and tuberculosis among health care workers in Viet Nam, 2009-2013: a cross-sectional survey.

Edine W Tiemersma, Nguyen Thien Huong, Pham Hoang Yen, Bui Thi Tinh, Tran Thi Bich Thuy, Nguyen Van Hung, Nguyen Thanh Mai, Suzanne Verver, Agnes Gebhard, Nguyen Viet Nhung

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Edine W TiemersmaKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Benoordenhoutseweg 46, 2596 BC, The Hague, The Netherlands. edine.tiemersma@kncvtbc.org.
Nguyen Thien HuongKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Vietnam Country Office, 130 Mai Anh Tuan Street, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Pham Hoang YenNational Tuberculosis Control Program of Vietnam, 463 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Bui Thi TinhKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Vietnam Country Office, 130 Mai Anh Tuan Street, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Tran Thi Bich ThuyNational Tuberculosis Control Program of Vietnam, 463 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Nguyen Van HungNational Tuberculosis Control Program of Vietnam, 463 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Nguyen Thanh MaiPham Ngoc Thach Hospital, 120 Hong Bang, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Suzanne VerverKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Benoordenhoutseweg 46, 2596 BC, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Agnes GebhardKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Benoordenhoutseweg 46, 2596 BC, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Nguyen Viet NhungNational Tuberculosis Control Program of Vietnam, 463 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Hanoi Lung Hospital · VNTuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundData on tuberculosis (TB) among health care workers (HCW) and TB infection control (TBIC) indicators are rarely available at national level. We assessed multi-year trends in notification data of TB among HCW and explored possible associations with TBIC indicators.

methodsNotified TB incidence among HCW and 3 other TBIC indicators were collected annually from all 64 provincial and 3 national TB facilities in Vietnam. Time trends in TB notification between 2009 and 2013 were assessed using linear regression analysis. Multivariate regression models were applied to assess associations between the facility-specific 5-year notification rate and TBIC indicators.

resultsForty-seven (70 %) of 67 facilities contributed data annually over five years; 15 reported at least one HCW with TB in 2009 compared to six in 2013. The TB notification rate dropped from 593 to 197 per 100,000 HCW (p

conclusionsThe TB notification rates among HCW seemed to decrease over time. Availability of PPE increased over the same period. Appointing a TBIC focal person was associated with reporting of TB cases among HCW. It remains unclear whether TBIC measures helped in reduction of the TB notification rates in HCW.

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Cross-Sectional StudiesHealth PersonnelHospitalsHumansInfection ControlRegression AnalysisTuberculosisTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantVietnamHealth care workersInfection controlQuestionnaireTuberculosisViet Nam

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