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Ensuring continuous TB treatment across Asian borders.
Ohkado, A; Lee, S; Yoshie, A; Sugiura, K; Kasuya, S; Uchimura, K; Querri, A; Nguyen, A P; Prayogi, I A; Doi, K; Kawatsu, L.
Afiliação
  • Ohkado A; Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Centre for Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening (JPETS) Quality Assessment, Research Institute of Tuberculosis (RIT), Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Kiyose.
  • Lee S; Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Centre for Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening (JPETS) Quality Assessment, Research Institute of Tuberculosis (RIT), Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Kiyose.
  • Yoshie A; Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku.
  • Sugiura K; Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Centre for Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening (JPETS) Quality Assessment, Research Institute of Tuberculosis (RIT), Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Kiyose.
  • Kasuya S; Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Centre for Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening (JPETS) Quality Assessment, Research Institute of Tuberculosis (RIT), Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Kiyose.
  • Uchimura K; Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Centre for Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening (JPETS) Quality Assessment, Research Institute of Tuberculosis (RIT), Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Kiyose.
  • Querri A; Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Centre for Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening (JPETS) Quality Assessment, Research Institute of Tuberculosis (RIT), Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Kiyose.
  • Nguyen AP; Bridge TB Care, Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, RIT, JATA.
  • Prayogi IA; Bridge TB Care, Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, RIT, JATA.
  • Doi K; Bridge TB Care, Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, RIT, JATA.
  • Kawatsu L; Bridge TB Care, Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, RIT, JATA.
Public Health Action ; 14(1): 20-25, 2024 Mar.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38798776
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Mid-treatment cross-border migration of patients with TB increases the risk of treatment interruption.

OBJECTIVE:

To establish a cross-border referral process for patients with TB in Japan, and enhance their access to health facilities and treatment outcomes.

DESIGN:

This prospective cohort study describes and assesses the process of foreign-born patients with TB who returned to their home countries during treatment, focusing on their access to healthcare facilities and treatment outcomes.

RESULTS:

We enrolled 135 foreign-born patients with TB, and confirmed that 112 (83.0%) were referred to and accessed healthcare facilities after returning to their home countries. Of 102 patients due to complete treatment as of July 2023, 87 (85.3%) completed their treatment. We did not identify significant differences in the treatment success rate among patient characteristics, except between the patients with confirmed access to a healthcare facility and those without (P < 0.001). We confirmed that 49/87 (56.3%) patients had completed treatment with official data.

CONCLUSION:

The access and treatment success rates of the cross-bordered patients with TB from Japan were >80%; however, we should further improve this proportion by confirming the treatment outcomes with official data.
CONTEXTE La migration transfrontalière en milieu de traitement des patients atteints de TB augmente le risque d'interruption du traitement. OBJECTIF Etablir un processus d'orientation transfrontalière pour les patients atteints de TB au Japon et à améliorer leur accès aux établissements de santé et les résultats de leur traitement. CONCEPTION Cette étude de cohorte prospective décrit et évalue le processus des patients atteints de TB et nés à l'étranger qui sont retournés dans leur pays d'origine pendant le traitement, en se concentrant sur leur accès aux établissements de santé et sur les résultats du traitement. RÉSULTATS Nous avons recruté 135 patients atteints de TB et nés à l'étranger et confirmé que 112 (83,0%) ont été orientés vers des établissements de santé et y ont accédé après leur retour dans leur pays d'origine. Des 102 patients qui devaient terminer leur traitement en juillet 2023, 87 (85,3%) l'ont terminé. Nous n'avons pas identifié de différences significatives dans le taux de réussite du traitement en fonction des caractéristiques des patients, sauf entre les patients ayant un accès confirmé à un établissement de santé et ceux qui n'en ont pas (P < 0,001). Nous avons confirmé que 49 (56,3%) des 87 patients avaient terminé leur traitement à l'aide des données officielles.

CONCLUSION:

Les taux d'accès et de réussite du traitement des patients transfrontaliers atteints de TB en provenance du Japon étaient >85% ; cependant, nous devrions encore améliorer cette proportion en confirmant les résultats du traitement à l'aide de données officielles.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Public Health Action Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Public Health Action Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article