American Journal of Public Health
Volume 101, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1264-1267

Screening for tuberculosis at an adult education center: Results of a community-based participatory process (Article)

Wieland M.L. , Weis J.A. , Olney M.W. , Alemán M. , Sullivan S. , Millington K. , O'Hara C. , Nigon J.A. , Sia I.G.
  • a Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55904, United States
  • b Center for Translational Science Activities, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States
  • c Hawthorne Education Center, Rochester, MN, United States
  • d Olmsted County Public Health Department, Rochester, MN, United Kingdom
  • e Department of Nursing, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, United States
  • f Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN, United States
  • g Hawthorne Education Center, Rochester, MN, United States
  • h Hawthorne Education Center, Rochester, MN, United States
  • i Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States

Abstract

Objectives: We used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to plan and implement free TB skin testing at an adult education center to determine the efficacy of CBPR with voluntary tuberculosis (TB) screening and the prevalence of TB infection among immigrant and refugee populations. Methods: We formed a CBPR partnership to address TB screening at an adult education center that serves a large immigrant and refugee population in Rochester, Minnesota. We conducted focus groups involving educators, health providers, and students of the education center, and used this input to implement TB education and TB skin testing among the center's students. Results: A total of 259 adult learners volunteered to be skin-tested in April 2009;48 (18.5%) had positive TB skin tests. Conclusions: Our results imply that TB skin testing at adult education centers that serve large foreign-born populations may be effective. Our findings also show that a participatory process may enhance the willingness of foreign-born persons to participate in TB skin-testing efforts.

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Index Keywords

mass screening methodology human middle aged Schools Minnesota United States Young Adult Humans lung tuberculosis Adolescent male Tuberculosis, Pulmonary female school prevalence Article organization and management adult tuberculin test participatory research Community-Based Participatory Research
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79958851191&doi=10.2105%2fAJPH.2010.300024&partnerID=40&md5=00b7abddc373eb9af572d405184d116a
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300024
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 23
Original Language: English