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ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2020

Perspectives of Vietnamese, Sudanese and South Sudanese immigrants on targeting migrant communities for latent tuberculosis screening and treatment in low-incidence settings: A report on two Victorian community panels.

Chris Degeling, Stacy M Carter, Katie Dale, Kasha Singh, Krista Watts, Julie Hall, Justin Denholm

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Article in Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Chris DegelingAustralian Centre for Health Engagement Evidence and Values, School of Health & Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4279-3443
Stacy M CarterAustralian Centre for Health Engagement Evidence and Values, School of Health & Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2617-8694
Katie DaleVictorian Tuberculosis Program, Melbourne Health at The Doherty Institute for Infection & Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0655-1685
Kasha SinghVictorian Infectious Diseases Service, Melbourne Health at The Doherty Institute for Infection & Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Krista WattsVictorian Tuberculosis Program, Melbourne Health at The Doherty Institute for Infection & Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Julie HallAustralian Centre for Health Engagement Evidence and Values, School of Health & Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
Justin DenholmVictorian Tuberculosis Program, Melbourne Health at The Doherty Institute for Infection & Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9214-6431
University of Wollongong · AUPeter Doherty Institute · AUThe University of Melbourne · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTuberculosis (TB) elimination strategies in Australia require a focus on groups who are at highest risk of TB infection, such as immigrants from high-burden settings. Understanding attitudes to different strategies for latent TB infection (LTBI) screening and treatment is an important element of justifiable elimination strategies.

methodTwo community panels were conducted in Melbourne with members of the Vietnamese (n = 11), Sudanese and South Sudanese communities (n = 9). Panellists were provided with expert information about LTBI and different screening and health communication strategies, then deliberated on how best to pursue TB elimination in Australia.

findingsBoth panels unanimously preferred LTBI screening to occur pre-migration rather than in Australia. Participants were concerned that post-migration screening would reach fewer migrants, noted that conducting LTBI screening in Australia could stigmatize participants and that poor awareness of LTBI would hamper participation. If targeted screening was to occur in Australia, the Vietnamese panel preferred 'place-based' communication strategies, whereas the Sudanese and South Sudanese panel emphasized that community leaders should lead communication strategies to minimize stigma. Both groups emphasized the importance of maintaining community trust in Australian health service providers, and the need to ensure targeting did not undermine this trust.

conclusionPre-migration screening was preferred. If post-migration screening is necessary, the potential for stigma should be reduced, benefit and risk profile clearly explained and culturally appropriate communication strategies employed. Cultural attitudes to health providers, personal health management and broader social vulnerabilities of targeted groups need to be considered in the design of screening programs.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsLatent TuberculosisTransients and MigrantsAsian PeopleAustraliaFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMass ScreeningAustraliadeliberative methodologieslatent tuberculosismigrant healthpopulation screening

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