Davidow Amy L, Mangura Bonita T, Napolitano Eileen C, Reichman Lee B
New Jersey Medical School National Tuberculosis Center, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2003 Jun;93(6):1007-12. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.6.1007.
This study investigated the socioeconomic profile of foreign-born tuberculosis patients in New Jersey.
Foreign- and US-born tuberculosis patients in 1994-1999 were compared using various measures of socioeconomic status.
Out of 4295 tuberculosis patients, 2005 (47%) were foreign-born. Foreign-born patients resided in more affluent, more educated, and less crowded areas than did US-born patients (P <.005). They were also more likely to have been employed during the 2 years before diagnosis (62% vs 41%, P <.001). Private physicians treated the majority of South Asian-born patients.
Substantial numbers of employed foreign-born tuberculosis patients now reside in affluent New Jersey locations. Changes in tuberculosis control programs may be required when the socioeconomic status and place of residence of foreign-born populations diverge from traditional assumptions linking poverty with tuberculosis.
本研究调查了新泽西州出生于国外的结核病患者的社会经济概况。
使用各种社会经济地位指标对1994年至1999年出生于国外和美国的结核病患者进行比较。
在4295名结核病患者中，2005名（47%）出生于国外。出生于国外的患者居住在比出生于美国的患者更富裕、受教育程度更高且居住不太拥挤的地区（P<.005）。他们在诊断前两年就业的可能性也更大（62%对41%，P<.001）。大多数出生于南亚的患者由私人医生治疗。
现在有大量就业的出生于国外的结核病患者居住在富裕的新泽西州地区。当出生于国外的人群的社会经济地位和居住地点与将贫困与结核病联系起来的传统假设不同时，可能需要改变结核病控制计划。
