Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37892699›Full record

ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Epidemiological Situation of Tuberculosis in Europe.

Natalia Anna Wilczek, Anna Brzyska, Julia Bogucka, Wiktoria Ewa Sielwanowska, Monika Żybowska, Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna, Agata Smoleń

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Availability of drugs for the treatment of multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in the World Health Organization European Region, October 2023.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2024
    Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Natalia Anna WilczekThe Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8503-9534
Anna BrzyskaThe Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8724-1645
Julia BoguckaThe Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4617-3850
Wiktoria Ewa SielwanowskaThe Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
Monika ŻybowskaThe Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3885-5907
Halina Piecewicz-SzczęsnaThe Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
Agata SmoleńThe Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
Medical University of Lublin · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ukraine is at the forefront of one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) in Europe, including multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Due to the ongoing armed conflict in this area, there is a significant number of refugees from Ukraine to other European countries. The aim of the study is to emphasize the essence of the problem of the increased incidence of tuberculosis, taking into account the impact of the armed conflict in Ukraine, resulting in the intensification of migration movements. A descriptive epidemiological method was used as the research method. The material was collected by analyzing source statistical data from WHO and statistical yearbooks of selected European countries. Particularly, Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia are at higher risk of contracting tuberculosis due to factors like migration stress, poor nutrition, and comorbidities. Epidemiological data from these countries show a rise in tuberculosis cases among foreigners, emphasizing the need for European specialists to be more vigilant in this unique situation, focusing on refugees and other vulnerable populations. More research and collaborative efforts are essential to closely monitor and prevent the severe outcomes of tuberculosis transmission.

Indexed as

epidemiologymigrationrefugeestuberculosiswar in Ukraine

Identifiers

PMID37892699
PMCPMC10607046
OpenAlexW4387705613

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.