ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Screening for Tuberculosis in Migrants: A Survey by the Global Tuberculosis Network.
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- Barriers and facilitators of tuberculosis treatment among immigrants: an integrative review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Active Case Finding for Tuberculosis in Migrants: a Systematic Review.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2024Pooled it
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Regarding Tuberculosis and Home-Based Treatment.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Burden of pulmonary tuberculosis among Ethiopians seeking jobs in the Middle East: a retrospective study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Geographic mapping and spatiotemporal patterns of tuberculosis in Libya within ten years' period (2015 to 2024).Frontiers in epidemiology · 2025Article
- Strengthening Tuberculosis Control Among Migrant Workers.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Adherence to Short-Duration Treatment (3HP) for Latent Tuberculosis among International Migrants in Manaus, Amazonas: Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Treatment Modalities.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Tuberculosis screening in the European migrant population: a scoping review of current practices.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2024Article
- Screening for Tuberculosis Infection among Migrants: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in the Italian Context.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Migration and medical screening for tuberculosis.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2023Review
- Antibiotics and Infectious Respiratory Diseases.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- [National and regional social observatories of tuberculosis in eight countries in Latin America and the CaribbeanObservatórios sociais nacionais e regional de tuberculose em oito países da América Latina e do Caribe].Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) does not respect borders, and migration confounds global TB control and elimination. Systematic screening of immigrants from TB high burden settings and-to a lesser degree TB infection (TBI)-is recommended in most countries with a low incidence of TB. The aim of the study was to evaluate the views of a diverse group of international health professionals on TB management among migrants. Participants expressed their level of agreement using a six-point Likert scale with different statements in an online survey available in English, French, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. The survey consisted of eight sections, covering TB and TBI screening and treatment in migrants. A total of 1055 respondents from 80 countries and territories participated between November 2019 and April 2020. The largest professional groups were pulmonologists (16.8%), other clinicians (30.4%), and nurses (11.8%). Participants generally supported infection control and TB surveillance established practices (administrative interventions, personal protection, etc.), while they disagreed on how to diagnose and manage both TB and TBI, particularly on which TBI regimens to use and when patients should be hospitalised. The results of this first knowledge, attitude and practice study on TB screening and treatment in migrants will inform public health policy and educational resources.
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