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Dissertation
Risk factors for tuberculosis in a cohort of recent immigrants to Ontario
2000
Overview
The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world's population is infected with TB. Eighty percent of TB in Ontario is among the foreign-born. Before effective targeted testing programs can be developed to control TB in Ontario local epidemiological profiles to identify high risk groups among foreign-form populations are needed. The objective of this study was to describe the effect of time since arrival on TB risk and to analyze determinants of risk for TB over time after immigrating to Ontario. The group contributing to this increased risk were young males from high endemic countries. Targeted TB testing activities among migrant populations should be directed to high risk groups only, which include people between 16–30 years, over the age of 65 and from countries with endemic TB. These people may be at significantly increased risk even 8 years after arrival. Studies should investigate increases in risk due to reunification of families or visiting the country of origin. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Publisher
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Subject
ISBN
061254446X, 9780612544468
