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Public Health Rep
Personal Author:
Denison, A V ; Pierce, J R
Denison, A V ; Pierce, J R Less -
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To assess the rate of tuberculosis infection among Hispanic students enrolled in English-as-a-Second-Language classes compared with Hispanic and non-Hispanic students not enrolled in such classes.|Using Mantoux tuberculin skin tests, the authors screened 720 students--out of 844 eligible--in two schools with predominantly Hispanic populations. Ethnicity and enrollment in the English-as-a-Second Language classes were recorded for each student. The rate of skin test positivity was compared for students enrolled and not enrolled in these classes.|The incidence of positive tests among Hispanic students enrolled in an English-as-a-Second-Language class was 10.6%, compared with 1.3% for Hispanic students not enrolled (relative risk 8.3, 95% confidence interval 2.92, 23.8). There was no statistically significant difference in incidence rates for non-Hispanic students (0.5%) and Hispanic students (1.3%) who were not enrolled in English-as-a-Second-Language class (relative risk 2.4, 95% confidence interval 0.27, 20.9).|School-based tuberculin screening programs targeted at students enrolled in English-as-a-Second-Language classes can be effective and are not racially discriminatory.
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Adolescent
Child
Communication Barriers
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Incidence
Language
Mass Screening
Schools
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis

Source:
Public Health Rep. 111(5):428-430
Pubmed ID:
8837631
Pubmed Central ID:
PMCnull
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Texas
Collection(s):
Public Health Reports
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