2023 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Building cross-border collaboration and continuity of care for tuberculosis patients in Asia
| Project/Area Number |
19K10635
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| Research Institution | 公益財団法人結核予防会 結核研究所 |
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Principal Investigator |
大角 晃弘 公益財団法人結核予防会 結核研究所, 臨床・疫学部, 部長 (30501126)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
河津 里沙 公益財団法人結核予防会 結核研究所, 臨床・疫学部, 主任研究員 (10747570) [Withdrawn]
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | migrants / tuberculosis / patient care / referral / treatment outcomes / loss to follow-up |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
[OBJECTIVE] The study aimed to establish a cross-border referral process for patients with TB in Japan.
[METHODS and DESIGN] This prospective cohort study describes and assesses the process of foreign-born patients with TB who returned to their home countries during treatment, focusing on their access to healthcare facilities and treatment outcomes.
[RESULTS] We enrolled 135 foreign-born patients with TB, and confirmed that 112 (83.0%) were referred to and accessed healthcare facilities after returning to their home countries. Of 102 patients due to complete treatment as of July 2023, 87 (85.3%) completed their treatment. We did not identify significant differences in the treatment success rate among patient characteristics, except between the patients with confirmed access to a healthcare facility and those without.
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