Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Rohingya Refugees in Kutupalong Camp, Bangladesh

Jasmine, Rezina; Khan, Adnan Shahid; Kamal, Ahm Kazi Mostofa; Karim, Atm Rezaul; Haque, Monirul

doi:10.3329/jafmc.v14i2.45909

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“…Myanmar is ranked as one of the top 30 countries with the highest levels of tuberculosis infections (Kanabus, 2021;WHO, 2020d). Several studies have shown high prevalences of latent infections in Myanmar and Rohingya refugees (Chaves et al, 2009;Jasmine et al, 2018;Wong & Lee, 2020), whereas levels of active infections were mainly low (Chaves et al, 2009;Jasmine et al, 2018).…”

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Public health status of Myanmar refugees in South East Asia: A Malaysian case study

I.R.¹

2021

Trop Biomed

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports over 80 million people are displaced worldwide with approximately 26.3 million categorized as refugees and over a million residing temporarily in South East Asia. Despite the lack of national legislative framework in place for refugees and asylum seekers (RAS), Malaysia hosts approximately 178,140 as registered with UNHCR and the majority originate from Myanmar. In this review, we examine refugees from South East Asia, particularly from Myanmar that have contributed to the largest influx of refugees to this region with a focus on their health status. The present study traces barriers to the health care of refugees in the country of asylum and also the challenges faced by these communities in accessing health services.

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Public health status of Myanmar refugees in South East Asia: A Malaysian case study

I.R.¹

2021

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“…In recent years, the number of quantitative studies focused on refugees and host communities has increased dramatically (Verme & Schuettler, 2021). Many of these studies seek to quantify the direct costs of hosting and challenges facing refugees with respect to employment (Alix-Garcia et al, 2018;Fallah, Krafft, and Wahba, 2018), consumption (Maystadt and Verwimp, 2014;Kreibaum, 2016;Mahmud and Nalifa, 2020), health (Baez, 2011;Riley et al, 2017;Chan, Chiu, and Chan, 2018;Jasmine et al, 2020) and local prices (Alix-Garcia & Saah, 2010). More recently, there has been an effort to examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for refugees and hosts (Bukuluki et al, 2020;Charney, 2020;Islam, Inan, and Islam, 2020;Shammi, Robi, and Tareq, 2020;Vishwanath, Alik-Lagrange, & Aghabarari, 2020).…”

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Rohingya Refugee Camps and Forest Loss in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: An Inquiry using Remote Sensing and Econometric Approaches

Dampha¹,

Salemi²,

Polasky³

2022

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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“…Another study conducted in Nigeria found that the majority of the respondents (85.6%) agreed that people do not go to the clinics in their catchment area for consultation and follow-up out of fear of what they will say about them. 29,30,31 . Crowding, inadequate ventilation, malnutrition, smoking, low socioeconomic status, and HIV infection are all risk factors for TB 32,33,34,36 .…”

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The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Internal Displaced Persons in EL-salam Camp, South Darfur State - Sudan 2022.

Mohammed

Salim

Dawria

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Background: Sudan is a large country. It has a diverse economy, a large population, and a history of civil wars and conflicts. The poverty rate is high. With an estimated 50,000 TB incident cases, in the year 2009. Objectives: To study the epidemiology of TB, risk factors associated with the spread of the disease, and to evaluate the effectiveness of TB program interventions in EL-salam IDP camp in South Darfur state in Sudan from 2019 to 2022. Methodology: A cross-sectional, descriptive, community-based study with a cluster sample was used; pre and post-intervention study. There were 401 households chosen in the 1st study in which a survey was conducted at the start of the study as a baseline to measure tuberculosis epidemiology and the implementation of tuberculosis program interventions; After 6 months, the same study was repeated for case epidemiology (prevalence), in the sample were 398 households, Interventions include case detection and treatment. Community mobilization and education about tuberculosis through various means of community awareness, free diagnosis, and treatment. The questionnaire was designed and the mobile app kobo-toolbox was used to collect data before and after the intervention. SPSS was used to analyze the data. Result: In the first study, the prevalence of suspected TB cases was 52.9%(9/17 )of the suspected tuberculosis cases were sent for testing, 9 cases were positive in the camp, and the overall prevalence of positive tuberculosis in the camp was 2.2 % (9/401). In the first study, the prevalence of tuberculosis among people aged 30–39 years was 1.3% (5/401), and it was highest among females at 1.8% (7/401) and lower among males at 0.50% (2/401). Tuberculosis is prevalent among the uneducated at 1.00% (4/401). The prevalence of tuberculosis is higher among the increased number of people living in a room, with a statistically significant p-value of 0.000. The prevalence is also high among people who have never had an infection with TB; 2.00% (8/401), with a statistically significant p-value of 0.001. In the second study following the program interventions, the prevalence was zero. Although there was no significant change in other variables, the intervention was not well controlled or systematically managed due to the many challenges faced by the study, e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: The study concluded that the prevalence of TB was 2.2% (9/401). The prevalence among suspected cases sent for testing was 52.9% (9/17). TB is also high in females at 1.8 % (7/401), compared with males at 0.50% (2/401). The study revealed that disease prevalence among the age group 30–39 years old is 1.3% (5/401). The spread of TB has been linked to a lack of education at 1.00% (4/401), overcrowding at 0.8% (3/401), and family income very low at less than 3 dollars at 46.1%( 184/401).

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Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Rohingya Refugees in Kutupalong Camp, Bangladesh

Cited by 3 publications

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Public health status of Myanmar refugees in South East Asia: A Malaysian case study

Public health status of Myanmar refugees in South East Asia: A Malaysian case study

Rohingya Refugee Camps and Forest Loss in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: An Inquiry using Remote Sensing and Econometric Approaches

The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Internal Displaced Persons in EL-salam Camp, South Darfur State - Sudan 2022.

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