Enrollment in English-as-a-second-language class as a predictor of tuberculosis infection in schoolchildren.
Public Health Rep
; 111(5): 428-30, 1996.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8837631
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the rate of tuberculosis infection among Hispanic students enrolled in English-as-a-Second-Language classes compared with Hispanic and non-Hispanic students not enrolled in such classes.METHODS:
Using Mantoux tuberculin skin tests, the authors screened 720 students--out of 844 eligible--in two schools with predominantly Hispanic populations. Ethnicity and enrollment in the English-as-a-Second Language classes were recorded for each student. The rate of skin test positivity was compared for students enrolled and not enrolled in these classes.RESULTS:
The incidence of positive tests among Hispanic students enrolled in an English-as-a-Second-Language class was 10.6%, compared with 1.3% for Hispanic students not enrolled (relative risk 8.3, 95% confidence interval 2.92, 23.8). There was no statistically significant difference in incidence rates for non-Hispanic students (0.5%) and Hispanic students (1.3%) who were not enrolled in English-as-a-Second-Language class (relative risk 2.4, 95% confidence interval 0.27, 20.9).CONCLUSION:
School-based tuberculin screening programs targeted at students enrolled in English-as-a-Second-Language classes can be effective and are not racially discriminatory.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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3_ND
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4_TD
Problema de saúde:
2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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3_neglected_diseases
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3_tuberculosis
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4_tuberculosis
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Hispânico ou Latino
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health Rep
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos