| Undocumented migrants in Switzerland: geographical origin versus legal status as risk factor for tuberculosis. | |
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PMID: 19582582 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Undocumented migrants, meaning migrants without a legal residency permit, come to Geneva from countries with high tuberculosis (TB) incidence. We estimate here whether being undocumented is a determinant of TB, independently of origin. Cross-sectional study including undocumented migrants in a TB screening program in 2002; results were compared to 12,904 age and frequency matched participants in a general TB screening program conducted at various workplaces in Geneva, Switzerland from 1992 to 2002. A total of 206 undocumented migrants (36% male, 64% female, mean age 37.8 years (SD 11.8), 82.5% from Latin America) participated in the TB screening program. Compared to legal residents, undocumented migrants had an adjusted OR for TB-related fibrotic signs of 1.7 (95% CI 0.8;3.7). The OR of TB-related fibrotic signs for Latin American (vs. other) origin was 2.7 (95% CI 1.6;4.7) among legal residents and 5.5 (95% CI 2.8;10.8) among undocumented migrants. Chest X-ray screening identified a higher proportion of TB-related fibrotic signs among Latin Americans, independently of their residency status. |
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Authors:
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H Wolff; J P Janssens; P Bodenmann; A Meynard; C Delhumeau; T Rochat; P Sudre; M C Costanza; J M Gaspoz; A Morabia |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health Volume: 12 ISSN: 1557-1920 ISO Abbreviation: J Immigr Minor Health Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-12-24 Completed Date: 2010-03-15 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101256527 Medline TA: J Immigr Minor Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 18-23 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Primary Care and Community Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, University of Geneva, 9, Avenue Champel, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. hans.wolff@hcuge.ch |
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Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female Geography* Humans Latin America / ethnology Male Mass Screening Middle Aged Mycobacterium / isolation & purification Risk Factors Switzerland / epidemiology Transients and Migrants / legislation & jurisprudence* Tuberculosis / diagnosis, ethnology* |
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