Study reveals neglected or late TB diagnoses related to COVID-19 Tuberculosis Coronavirus Disease COVID BMCMedicine LSHTM LSTMnews mlwtrust
TB is one of the leading health priorities and a significant cause of death from infectious diseases across the globe. However, the rates of TB detection have been unacceptably low among males, children, and older individuals. Disruptions in TB diagnosis and health services due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic might have exacerbated the TB-related inequalities.
About the study In the present study, researchers investigated whether COVID-19 impacted the rates of TB case detection and service provision among 45 nations with high TB, high HIV/TB, and high MDR-TB burdens between 2013 and 2019. Case notifications were obtained from nation-level TB programs and reported to the WHO. The data recorded the number of individuals diagnosed with TB and notified the healthcare system between 2013 and 2020. Poisson regression modeling was used to estimate the number of notifications during 2020 in every nation. For identifying delayed or missed notifications , the model-predicted estimates for 2020 were compared to the actual number of notifications.
However, no such evidence was found at an international level and in other WHO regions. Hard evidence was found for the European region and West Pacific region that case notifications were disproportionately impacted for elders compared to adults. However, no such evidence was found on a global scale and in other WHO regions.
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