Assessment of Timeliness of Tuberculosis Detection among Foreign Citizens in Novosibirsk Oblast
https://doi.org/10.21292/2075-1230-2022-100-8-18-24
Abstract
The objective: assessment of timeliness and efficiency of organization of TB diagnostics among foreign citizens in Novosibirsk Oblast during the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictive measures.
Subjects and Methods. A retrospective descriptive cohort study was conducted, it included foreign citizens above 18 years old diagnosed with tuberculosis and detected in 2018-2021. Totally 348 patients were enrolled in the study: 192 patients detected in 2018-2019 and 156 patients detected in 2020-2021.
Results. In the short-term assessment, the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a significant impact on the organization of detection of tuberculosis in foreign citizens in Novosibirsk Oblast, although there is a significant increase in the number of untimely detected patients with destruction. Nevertheless, the currently existing procedure for diagnostics of tuberculosis among foreign citizens requires significant improvement. Thus, coverage with preventive examinations concerns mainly legal labor migrants, while illegally working foreign citizens remain uncovered by screening for tuberculosis. When diagnosing tuberculosis, the minimum required laboratory tests are used which do not allow verifying the diagnosis bacteriologically and assessing drug susceptibility.
Supporting agencies: This study was sponsored by the SPTB (Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases) and co-sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, World Bank, and WHO.
About the Authors
I. G. Felker
Novosibirsk Tuberculosis Research Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Irina G. Felker, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher of Reporting and Statistics Department
81a, Okhotskaya St., Novosibirsk, 630040
Phone: +7 (383) 203-78-25
M. V. Volik
World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Europe
Denmark
Denmark
Mikhail V. Volik, Consultant for the United Program on Infectious Diseases
UN City. Marmorvej 51. DK-2100 Copenhagen
G. K. Dzhurabaeva
Novosibirsk Regional Public Organization Uzbek-Russian National Cultural Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gulnora K. Dzhurabaeva, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Head
11, Apt. 9, Gusinobrodskoye Rd, Novosibirsk, 630124
E. I. Gordeeva
Novosibirsk Tuberculosis Research Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elizaveta I. Gordeeva, Junior Researcher of Reporting and Statistics Department
81a, Okhotskaya St., Novosibirsk, 630040
Phone: +7 (383) 203-78-25
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Felker I.G., Volik M.V., Dzhurabaeva G.K., Gordeeva E.I. Assessment of Timeliness of Tuberculosis Detection among Foreign Citizens in Novosibirsk Oblast. Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. 2022;100(8):18-24. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21292/2075-1230-2022-100-8-18-24
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