Tuberculosis related barriers and facilitators among immigrants in Atlantic Canada: A qualitative study.

• Main Authors: Isdore Chola Shamputa (Author), Moira A Law (Author), Clara Kelly (Author), Duyen Thi Kim Nguyen (Author), Tatum Burdo (Author), Jabran Umar (Author), Kimberley Barker (Author), Duncan Webster (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and affects approximately one-quarter of the world's population. Immigrant populations in Canada are disproportionately affected by TB. Canada's immigration medical examinations include screening for active T...