Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Tuberculosis Incidence, Arkansas, USA, 2010–2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Humayun, Maheen ; Mukasa, Leonard ; Ye, Wen ; Bates, Joseph H. ; Yang, Zhenhua
• Description:
  We conducted an epidemiologic assessment of disease distribution by race/ethnicity to identify subpopulation-specific drivers of tuberculosis (TB). We used detailed racial/ethnic categorizations for the 932 TB cases diagnosed in Arkansas, USA, during 2010-2021. After adjusting for age and sex, racial/ethnic disparities persisted; the Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NHPI) group had the highest risk for TB (risk ratio 173.6, 95% CI 140.6-214.2) compared with the non-Hispanic White group, followed by Asian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic Black. Notable racial/ethnic disparities existed across all age groups; NHPI persons 0-14 years of age were at a particularly increased risk for TB (risk ratio 888, 95% CI 403-1,962). The risks for sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB and extrapulmonary TB were both significantly higher for racial/ethnic minority groups. Our findings suggest that TB control in Arkansas can benefit from a targeted focus on subpopulations at increased risk for TB.
• Subjects:
  Ethnicity Humans Incidence Minority Groups Tuberculosis
• Keywords:
  Bacteria Disparity Epidemiology Ethnicity Race Respiratory Infections TB Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacteria
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(1):116-124
• Pubmed ID:
  38146997
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10756389
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arkansas
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6ded0354b0d1c49a0381e8097978654d6d574fb0144002cda1d673ef41d2bddc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/140571/cdc_140571_DS1.pdf
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