Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Prevalence of tuberculosis and associated factors among presumptive TB refugees residing in refugee camps in Ethiopia |
| Authors: |
Abyot Meaza, Bazezew Yenew, Miskir Amare, Ayinalem Alemu, Michael Hailu, Dinka Fikadu Gamtesa, Mirgissa Kaba, Girmay Medhin, Gobena Ameni, Balako Gumi |
| Source: |
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: |
Prevalence, Tuberculosis, Presumptive, Refugees, Refugee camps in Ethiopia, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) causes significant morbidity and mortality in refugee populations. Although Ethiopia is the third largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, there is limited published data on the prevalence and associated factors of TB in refugees. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB (PTB) and explore associated factors in presumptive TB refugees residing in refugee camps in Ethiopia. Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted between February and August 2021 in refugee camps in Ethiopia. Data were collected consecutively from 610 presumptive TB refugees who attended for TB diagnosis in selected refugee camp clinics in Ethiopia. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data, and sputum samples were collected from eligible study participants. The Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)/Rifampicin (RIF) assay was performed on direct spot sputum samples, whereas morning sputum samples were processed and inoculated for bacteriological culture using Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) and Lowsteen Jensen (LJ) methods. The statistical software package (STATA version 14) was used for statistical analysis. A logistic regression model was used for the evaluation of the association between bacteriologically confirmed TB cases and the associated factors. Descriptive statistics were used for the expression of the results, and statistical significance was assumed at p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2334 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12879-023-08469-5 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/00c3f430d6ab44dea9a6499ee6563ae1 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.00c3f430d6ab44dea9a6499ee6563ae1 |
| Database: |
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