Risk factors of tuberculosis among health care workers in Sabah, Malaysia

Jelip, Jenarun; Mathew, George George; Yusin, Tanrang; Dony, Jiloris F.; Singh, Nirmal; Ashaari, Musa; Lajanin, Noitie; Ratnam, C Shanmuga; Ibrahim, Mohd Yusof; Gopinath, Deyer

doi:10.1016/j.tube.2003.08.015

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“…The high incidence of active TB was similar to the rates from other developing countries [24,25]. During 2003e2004, at 314 per 100,000 person-years, the rate of all cases of active TB among HCWs was 1.86 times higher than that estimated for the country (168 per 100,000 population) [1].…”

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Risk factors for tuberculosis among health care workers in South India: a nested case–control study

Mathew

David

Kurien

et al. 2013

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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Risk factors for tuberculosis among health care workers in South India: a nested case–control study

Mathew

David

Kurien

et al. 2013

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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“…The LTBI prevalence among healthcare workers was interrelated with factors of duration of employment (11 years or more), ages 35 and above, a history of contacts with active TB patients, history working as a nurse and being male (13). Furthermore, employment periods and improper use of respiratory protection during high-risk procedures were the main risk factors for TB among healthcare workers after controlling other factors such as age, gender and history of contact with active TB patients outside the workplace (14). In worldwide studies, generally, the notification rate of TB incidence among healthcare workers was reported higher than in the general population (10,11,14,16).…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Tb Among Healthcare Workersmentioning

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“…The group includes nurses, physicians, nursing and medical students, dental workers, laboratory workers and others (18). Sabah, one of the two states in East Malaysia, has about two times higher the incidence of TB among healthcare workers than the general population, where the average incidence is 280.4 per 100,000 population over the past five years (14). Moreover, Sabah, in 2012, among all states in Malaysia, contributed the highest number of TB cases among healthcare workers, with 4,426 cases (19.5%) out of 22,710 cases, followed by other states-Selangor, Sarawak and Johor, respectively (14,19,20).…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Tb Among Healthcare Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Improper implementation of infection control measures has resulted in the occurrence of nosocomial TB transmission. A healthcare worker who is sitting in proximity to an individual infected with TB has about four times greater the risk of TB infection (14). The risk of TB infection, however, varies widely based on different occupational groups and working conditions (15).…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Tb Among Healthcare Workersmentioning

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Updates on Knowledge, Attitude and Preventive Practices on Tuberculosis among Healthcare Workers

Wahab

Abdullah

et al. 2016

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Ranking as the most communicable disease killer worldwide, tuberculosis, has accounted with a total of 9.6 million new tuberculosis cases with 1.5 million tuberculosis-related deaths reported globally in 2014. Tuberculosis has remain as an occupational hazard for healthcare workers since 1920s and due to several tuberculosis outbreaks in healthcare settings in the early 1990s, the concern about the transmission to both patients and healthcare workers has been raised. Healthcare workers have two to three folds greater the risk of active tuberculosis than the general population. Several studies on knowledge, attitude and practices on tuberculosis among healthcare workers worldwide have revealed that majority of the participated healthcare workers had good knowledge on tuberculosis. Most of the healthcare workers from South India and South Africa also reported to have positive attitude whereas a study in Thailand reported that most of the healthcare providers have negative attitude towards tuberculosis patients. Nevertheless, majority of the healthcare workers have low level of practice on tuberculosis prevention. An improved communication between healthcare workers and the patients as well as their families is the key to better therapeutic outcomes with good knowledge, attitude and preventive practice towards tuberculosis. Keywords: tuberculosis, healthcare, health knowledge, attitudes, practiceThis article focuses on the epidemiology of TB, knowledge, attitudes and practices for prevention of TB among healthcare workers, as well as preliminary local data among family members of TB patients regarding TB prevention.

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“…In Sabah, a state in Malaysia, the average incidence of TB among health care workers over the past 5 years is 280.4 per 100 000 of the population. The research reported that the main risk factors of TB among health care workers are age, gender, history of TB contact outside the workplace (other than family contact), duration of service and failure to use respiratory protection when performing high-risk procedures 2 . For the treatment strategy we refer to Ref.…”

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Kılıçman¹,

Roslan²

2009

ScienceAsia

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ABSTRACT:In this study we analyse tuberculosis (TB) data from Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Terengganu (2008) by applying linear trend, quadratic trend, simple moving average, simple exponential smoothing and Holt's trend corrected exponential smoothing. Accuracy of these time series approaches are measured by computing the variance between the extrapolation model and the actual data. The study shows that Holt's trend corrected exponential smoothing is the best forecasting model, followed by the quadratic trend model. The results also show that people aged between 35-44 years old, male, Malay, unemployed or have an income lower than RM 1000 per month are in a high risk group to be infected by TB. We also forecast TB cases for 2009 until 2013 and the result suggests that the numbers of TB cases are expected to increase.

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Risk factors of tuberculosis among health care workers in Sabah, Malaysia

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Risk factors for tuberculosis among health care workers in South India: a nested case–control study

Risk factors for tuberculosis among health care workers in South India: a nested case–control study

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