Integrated Care for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) at a Primary Health Care Facility for Refugees in Winnipeg, Canada: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation

• Main Authors: Dione Benjumea-Bedoya (Author), Marissa Becker (Author), Margaret Haworth-Brockman (Author), Shivoan Balakumar (Author), Kimberly Hiebert (Author), Jo-Anne Lutz (Author), Alison Bertram Farough (Author), Yoav Keynan (Author), Pierre Plourde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although Canada has one of the lowest tuberculosis incidence rates in the world, certain groups are disproportionately affected, including foreign born people from high incidence countries. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has initiated a process to decentralize latent tuberculosis infection (...