A Quasi-experimental Study on the Effect of Pre-entry Tuberculosis Screening for Immigrants on Treatment Outcomes in South Korea: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis

• Main Authors: Sarah Yu (Author), Dawoon Jeong (Author), Hee-Yeon Kang (Author), Young Ae Kang (Author), Gyeong In Lee (Author), Hongjo Choi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective This study ascertains the effects of the pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening policy, which was implemented as a strategy for managing TB among immigrants, on the treatment outcomes of immigrants in South Korea. Methods This study linked three different datasets from 2013 to 2018...