ノースカロライナ州の移住農民労働者における結核の疫学
S D Ciesielski1, J R Seed, D H Esposito
1Department of Parasitology and Laboratory Practice, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599.
JAMA
|April 3, 1991
まとめ
結核 (TB) は,移民農民にとって深刻な公衆衛生問題であり,米国生まれの黒人とハイチ人の感染率は高い. 農場での労働は大きなリスクをもたらし,結核の伝播を抑制するために,医療へのアクセスを改善し,労働制度の変更を必要とする.
科学分野:
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- 感染症 感染症は感染症です.
背景:
- 結核 (TB) は,移住農場労働者の健康上の懸念事項として知られていますが,その罹患率と特定の危険因子は依然として十分に理解されていません.
- これまでの研究は,この脆弱な集団における結核の範囲を適切に定義していなかった.
研究 の 目的:
- 農場労働者のランダムなサンプルで結核に関する最初の集団ベースの研究を実施する.
- より正確な評価のためにリコール抗原を使用して,このグループにおける結核の流行病学を調査する.
主な方法:
- 543人の農場労働者のランダムサンプルを調査した.
- リコール抗原は,TBの流行病学的評価の正確性を向上させ,偽ネガティブを軽減するために使用されました.
主要な成果:
- 純化タンパク質誘導体 (PPD) の陽性性は,ヒスパニック系では33%,米国生まれの黒人では54%,ハイチ系では76%であった.
- 活性結核は,米国生まれの黒人の3.6%,ヒスパニックの0.47%で確認された.
- 農場での労働は,特に米国生まれの黒人の間で,結核の重要な危険因子として特定されました.
結論:
- 農場労働者の結核は,これまで認識されていない重大な危険因子を持つ重大な公衆衛生問題である.
- 結核の伝播を食い止めるには,移住者の医療のための資源を増やし,医療へのアクセスを改善し,移住者の労働慣行におけるシステム的な変化が必要です.
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