Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Paramedical Students in Two Hospitals in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorOkullo, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorKaducu, Felix
dc.contributor.authorKatamba, Achilles
dc.contributor.authorMuwazi, Louis
dc.contributor.authorNkamba, Moses
dc.contributor.authorKutesa, Annet
dc.contributor.authorMugisha Rwenyonyi, Charles
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-18T19:25:50Z
dc.date.available2023-01-18T19:25:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe risk of transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to health-care workers in many low and middle-income countries is greater when large numbers of infectious (smear positive) tuberculosis (TB) patients are managed at health facilities. The present study was carried out in Mulago and Gulu teaching hospitals in Uganda among 291 students on the Public Health Dentistry (n=73), Clinical Officers (n=92) and Nursing (n=126) programmes to determine their latent TB infection status. Socio-demographic factors of the participants were recorded and TST induration was read after 48 to 72 hours. Chi-square statistics were used to compare latent TB infection among pre-clinic and clinical year students in different study programmes. About 87% (n=254) of the respondents had Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccination skin scar. Of the 291 respondents (response rate, 89.5%), 92.4% developed an induration after TST. The mean diameter of the induration was 12.61 mm (95% CI: 11.95-13.26). A prevalence of latent TB infection (80.4%) with TST induration reading of ≥10 mm was found among the respondents. Significantly more Nursing had an induration ≥10 mm than the Dental (p=0.046) and the Clinical Officer students (p=0.047). The observed prevalence of latent TB infection was high, indicating a high level of transmission of Mycobacteria tuberculosis among the young health worker students, which is a risk to patients under their care. It is important to screen trainees upon entering into the study programmes in order to determine the magnitude of latent TB infection for better policy guidance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOkullo, I., Kaducu, F., Katamba, A., Muwazi, L., Nkamba, M., Kutesa, A., & Rwenyonyi, C. M. Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Paramedical Students in Two Hospitals in Uganda. International Journal of Research Studies in Medical and Health Sciences. http://dx.doi.org/10.22259/ijrsmhs.0204002en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.22259/ijrsmhs.0204002
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7065
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Research Studies in Medical and Health Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectClinical officeren_US
dc.subjectDentistryen_US
dc.subjectLatent TBen_US
dc.subjectNursing studentsen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectTuberculin skin testen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Paramedical Students in Two Hospitals in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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