Epidemiology of tuberculosis among different occupational groups in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia

Abstract Each year in Saudi Arabia, the Hajj season represents one of the world’s most significant annual mass gatherings, attracting high proportion of immigrants from different parts of the world in small crowded areas, posing a risk for Tuberculosis (TB) transmission. There is a high potential fo...

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Autores principales:	Hasan M. Semilan, Hassan A. Abugad, Husain M. Mashat, Moataza M. Abdel Wahab
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:186d509bf4544175a066ee3533fc48f22021-12-02T17:41:31ZEpidemiology of tuberculosis among different occupational groups in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia10.1038/s41598-021-91879-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/186d509bf4544175a066ee3533fc48f22021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91879-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Each year in Saudi Arabia, the Hajj season represents one of the world’s most significant annual mass gatherings, attracting high proportion of immigrants from different parts of the world in small crowded areas, posing a risk for Tuberculosis (TB) transmission. There is a high potential for TB contact and infection in the workplace as it is transmitted through the air. Most of the studies in Saudi Arabia assessed the TB infection among health care workers. However, the TB incidence rate among other variant occupational groups was not yet determined. This study was conducted to assess the incidence rate of tuberculosis, and determine the risk factors of TB infection among different occupational groups in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia 2016. A cross-sectional study was carried out based on the secondary data of the patients registered in the Saudi national tuberculosis control and prevention program in 2016. Data were then organized and analyzed for age, gender, nationality, educational level, average monthly wage, average weekly working hours, and occupation of the patients. Occupations were reclassified according to the Saudi Standard Classification of Occupation (SSCO). A total of 1270 cases were included in this study, 300 (23.6%) of them were workers. The incidence rate of TB among workers in the Makkah region was 9 per 100,000 workers compared to 31 per 100,000 persons among the general population in 2016. The TB incidence rate was the highest among occupation of supporting basic engineering with 13 per 100,000 workers in 2016. The highest incidence rate of TB among occupations of supporting basic engineering could be attributed to close contact with the general population in closed spaces for long periods of time, and low socioeconomic status.Hasan M. SemilanHassan A. AbugadHusain M. MashatMoataza M. Abdel WahabNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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description	Abstract Each year in Saudi Arabia, the Hajj season represents one of the world’s most significant annual mass gatherings, attracting high proportion of immigrants from different parts of the world in small crowded areas, posing a risk for Tuberculosis (TB) transmission. There is a high potential for TB contact and infection in the workplace as it is transmitted through the air. Most of the studies in Saudi Arabia assessed the TB infection among health care workers. However, the TB incidence rate among other variant occupational groups was not yet determined. This study was conducted to assess the incidence rate of tuberculosis, and determine the risk factors of TB infection among different occupational groups in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia 2016. A cross-sectional study was carried out based on the secondary data of the patients registered in the Saudi national tuberculosis control and prevention program in 2016. Data were then organized and analyzed for age, gender, nationality, educational level, average monthly wage, average weekly working hours, and occupation of the patients. Occupations were reclassified according to the Saudi Standard Classification of Occupation (SSCO). A total of 1270 cases were included in this study, 300 (23.6%) of them were workers. The incidence rate of TB among workers in the Makkah region was 9 per 100,000 workers compared to 31 per 100,000 persons among the general population in 2016. The TB incidence rate was the highest among occupation of supporting basic engineering with 13 per 100,000 workers in 2016. The highest incidence rate of TB among occupations of supporting basic engineering could be attributed to close contact with the general population in closed spaces for long periods of time, and low socioeconomic status.
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author	Hasan M. Semilan Hassan A. Abugad Husain M. Mashat Moataza M. Abdel Wahab
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title	Epidemiology of tuberculosis among different occupational groups in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia
title_short	Epidemiology of tuberculosis among different occupational groups in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia
title_full	Epidemiology of tuberculosis among different occupational groups in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr	Epidemiology of tuberculosis among different occupational groups in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed	Epidemiology of tuberculosis among different occupational groups in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia
title_sort	epidemiology of tuberculosis among different occupational groups in makkah region, saudi arabia
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Epidemiology of tuberculosis among different occupational groups in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia

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