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Factors associated with latent tuberculosis among international migrants in Brazil: a cross-sectional study (2020)
2021; BioMed Central; Volume: 21; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1186/s12879-021-06227-z
ISSN1471-2334
AutoresSônia Vivian de Jezus, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, Keila Cristina Mascarello, Carolina Maia Martins Sales, Maysa Mabel Fauth, Nahari de Faria Marcos Terena, Raphael Florindo Amorim, Vânia Maria Silva Araújo, Miguel Angel Aragón López, Ethel Leonor Nóia Maciel,
Tópico(s)Global Health and Surgery
ResumoMigrants are a high priority group for TB control measures due to their high exposure to risk factors such as poverty and social vulnerability. The study aimed to identify factors associated with latent TB among international migrants living in four Brazilian state capitals. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in September and October 2020 in a sample of 903 international migrants living in four Brazilian state capitals: Boa Vista/RR (458), Manaus/AM (136), São Paulo/SP (257), and Curitiba/PR (52). Data were collected with a questionnaire consisting of open and closed questions on personal characteristics, information on TB, and use of preventive measures. Tuberculin skin test (TST) was performed, with reading after 72 h by trained nurses and using 5 mm induration as the positive cutoff. Chi-square test (X
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