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X-WR-CALNAME:MPH Thesis Defense: Chinedu Egbuonu
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DESCRIPTION:Title of Thesis:  A Cross-Sectional Study to Identify Factors A
 ssociated with Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born In Dekalb Co
 unty Georgia During 2008-2018 \n   \nThesis Chair: Dr Ike Okosun\n\nPurpos
 e\nTuberculosis (TB) is a significant health problem in foreign-born and a
 ccounted for 57% of all tuberculosis cases in the United States in 2006. A
 lmost 20% of American tuberculosis cases are classified as extrapulmonary 
 tuberculosis (EPTB).  Epidemiologic evidence suggests that the prevalence 
 of EPTB in the US is declining at a much slower rate than pulmonary tuberc
 ulosis (PTB). This study is designed to examine the factors that are assoc
 iated with the risk of EPTB in foreign-born residents of DeKalb county. \n
 \nMethods\nIn this study\, data from the Public Health Information Portal 
 (PHIP)\, an online system from the Georgia Department of Public Health\, w
 as used. A cross-sectional study was conducted on US tuberculosis cases re
 ported in DeKalb county from 2008 to 2018\, classified as EPTB and PTB. EP
 TB encompassed lymphatic\, pleural\, bone and/or joint\, genitourinary\, m
 eningeal\, peritoneal\, and unclassified EPTB cases. The data include demo
 graphic information\, lifestyle variables\, and clinical characteristics o
 f the study subjects. Demographic characteristics and risk factors\, inclu
 ding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status\, were compared across TB s
 tatus (EPTB vs. PTB). The odds ratio from the multivariable logistic regre
 ssion analysis was used to determine the factors that are associated with 
 the risk of EPTB. The independent variables fitted to the logistic regress
 ion model included gender\, age\, and regions of origin. \n\nResults\nComp
 ared to younger foreign-born\, participants who are 18 years and older had
  a much higher odds (OR= 1.82\, 95% CI: 0.81\, 4.07) of EPTB\, after adjus
 tment for age\, sex\, HIV status\, homelessness\, and excess alcohol use. 
 Foreign-born participants with HIV positive status had a much higher odd (
 OR= 1.41\, 95% CI: 0.72\, 2.78) of EPTB compared to HIV negative participa
 nts\, controlling for confounding variables.\n\nConclusion\nThe result of 
 this study indicates that being an older foreign-born (18 and older) and h
 aving HIV co-infection are associated with higher odds of extrapulmonary t
 uberculosis.  Awareness of the risk of extrapulmonary tuberculosis due to 
 older age and positive HIV status may help in developing a prevention stra
 tegy among foreign-born.
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SUMMARY:MPH Thesis Defense: Chinedu Egbuonu
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.gsu.edu/event/mph_thesis_defense_chinedu_egb
 uonu
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