Table 4 Refugee health assessment TB screening results and time from U.S. arrival to first tuberculosis diagnosis
From: Minnesota refugees diagnosed with tuberculosis disease, January 1993–August 2019
Refugee health assessment tuberculosis screening result | N (%) | Median time (years) from U.S. arrival to first tuberculosis disease diagnosis (IQR) |
|---|---|---|
TB disease | 242 (31.8%) | 0.35 (0.23–0.59) |
Latent TB infection* | 270 (35.6%) | 3.70 (1.65–7.01) |
Treated for TB disease overseas | 7 (0.9%) | 1.76 (1.33–3.27) |
No TB Infection or disease** | 103 (13.6%) | 5.51 (2.33–11.3) |
Not screened for TB at RHA or did not receive RHA | 137 (18.0%) | 3.16 (0.87–7.29) |
Total | 759 (100%) | 1.61 (0.43–5.51) |