Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Tuberculosis Screening among Immigrant Plantation Workers in Sabah, Malaysia
Tuberculosis (TB) among immigrants has substantial contribution to the TB epidemiology in Sabah. This study aimed to determine the yield of screening for TB disease among immigrant plantation workers in Sabah, Malaysia. This was a prospective cohort study involving 482 legal immigrant workers aged 18 years and above, consented and available at study sites during the study period. Workers with previous history of TB or currently on TB treatment were excluded from participation. Symptom based questionnaire was administered along with both chest radiograph and sputum samples collection for sympto... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
Schlagwörter: | Case detection / Immigrant workers / Screening / Tuberculosis |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27273241 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://zenodo.org/record/4059369 |