Amy L Davidow1, Bonita T Mangura, Eileen C Napolitano, Lee B Reichman. 1. New Jersey Medical School National Tuberculosis Center, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA. davidoal@umdnj.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the socioeconomic profile of foreign-born tuberculosis patients in New Jersey. METHODS: Foreign- and US-born tuberculosis patients in 1994-1999 were compared using various measures of socioeconomic status. RESULTS: Out of 4295 tuberculosis patients, 2005 (47%) were foreign-born. Foreign-born patients resided in more affluent, more educated, and less crowded areas than did US-born patients (P <.005). They were also more likely to have been employed during the 2 years before diagnosis (62% vs 41%, P <.001). Private physicians treated the majority of South Asian-born patients. CONCLUSIONS: Substantial numbers of employed foreign-born tuberculosis patients now reside in affluent New Jersey locations. Changes in tuberculosis control programs may be required when the socioeconomic status and place of residence of foreign-born populations diverge from traditional assumptions linking poverty with tuberculosis.
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the socioeconomic profile of foreign-born tuberculosispatients in New Jersey. METHODS: Foreign- and US-born tuberculosispatients in 1994-1999 were compared using various measures of socioeconomic status. RESULTS: Out of 4295 tuberculosispatients, 2005 (47%) were foreign-born. Foreign-bornpatients resided in more affluent, more educated, and less crowded areas than did US-born patients (P <.005). They were also more likely to have been employed during the 2 years before diagnosis (62% vs 41%, P <.001). Private physicians treated the majority of South Asian-born patients. CONCLUSIONS: Substantial numbers of employed foreign-born tuberculosispatients now reside in affluent New Jersey locations. Changes in tuberculosis control programs may be required when the socioeconomic status and place of residence of foreign-born populations diverge from traditional assumptions linking poverty with tuberculosis.
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