Multiple linear regression analysis was used to compare the regression coefficients for Australia and Canada on the association between tuberculosis (TB) rates among migrants and the estimated incidence in the country of birth. Regression coefficients predicting the rate of TB among migrants based on the incidence of TB in the country of birth are not significantly different between populations of migrants in Australia and Canada. Our findings support the ability of the incidence of TB in the country of birth to predict variation in the incidence of TB in migrants groups in two migration receiving countries. This information can be used to focus TB treatment and prevention efforts towards high-risk groups.

Ecologic Migration Risk

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