Integrated Care for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) at a Primary Health Care Facility for Refugees in Winnipeg, Canada: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation

Integrated Care for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) at a Primary Health Care Facility for Refugees in Winnipeg, Canada: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation

Although Canada has one of the lowest tuberculosis incidence rates in the world, certain groups are disproportionately affected, including foreign born people from high incidence countries. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has initiated a process to decentralize latent tuberculosis infection (...

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Main Authors: Dione Benjumea-Bedoya, Marissa Becker, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, Shivoan Balakumar, Kimberly Hiebert, Jo-Anne Lutz, Alison Bertram Farough, Yoav Keynan, Pierre Plourde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
refugee health
latent TB
treatment completion
integrated management
LTBI evaluation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00057/full

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