Resurgence of tuberculosis amid COVID-19 in Peru: Associated risk factors and recommendations.

Autor: Khan FMA; Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan., Kazmi Z; Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan., Hasan MM; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Red-Green Research Centre, BICCB, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Dos Santos Costa AC; Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil., Ahmad S; Department of Medicine and General Surgery, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan., Essar MY; Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The International journal of health planning and management [Int J Health Plann Manage] 2021 Nov; Vol. 36 (6), pp. 2441-2445. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 27.
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3291
Abstrakt: Peru is one of the countries with the highest incidence of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the world. Although public health measures adopted in the country have improved the care, diagnosis and management of patients with tuberculosis, there are still failures in the control of the disease in the country, especially of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and among the prison population or people living with HIV. The COVID-19 pandemic has added a great burden to the Peruvian public health system, negatively impacting tuberculosis-focused health programs due to the diversion of resources to control the pandemic. Consequently, combat measures, epidemiological surveillance of tuberculosis cases were affected, and data point to an increase in the number of cases, especially of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and to the underdiagnosis of the disease. To deal with this problem and avoid a future catastrophe for the country's health system, multidisciplinary measures involving the population, health professionals and government bodies are needed. It is essential that education, diagnosis, contact screening and treatment programs are prioritised and given greater financial support. Furthermore, it is necessary to raise awareness in the population about the need for isolation and maintenance of treatment, especially among the most vulnerable populations.
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