Characterization of geographic mobility among participants in facility- and community-based tuberculosis case finding in urban Uganda

Katherine O Robsky, David Isooba, Olga Nakasolya, James Mukiibi, Annet Nalutaaya, Peter J Kitonsa, Caleb Kamoga, Yeonsoo Baik, Emily A Kendall, Achilles Katamba and David W Dowdy

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: Background: International and internal migration are recognized risk factors for tuberculosis (TB). Geographic mobility, including travel for work, education, or personal reasons, may also play a role in TB transmission, but this relationship is poorly defined. We aimed to define geographic mobility among participants in facility- and community-based TB case finding in Kampala, Uganda, and to assess associations between mobility, access to care, and TB disease. Methods: We included consecutive individuals age ≥15 years diagnosed with TB disease through either routine health facility practices or community-based case finding (consisting of door-to-door testing, venue-based screening, and contact investigation). Each case was matched with one (for community-based enrollment) or two (health facility enrollment) TB-negative controls. We conducted a latent class analysis (LCA) of eight self-reported characteristics to identify and define mobility; we selected the best-fit model using Bayesian Information Criterion. We assessed associations between mobility and TB case status using multivariable conditional logistic regression. Results: We enrolled 267 cases and 432 controls. Cases were more likely than controls to have been born in Kampala (p 3 km) from residence ≥2 times per month. Mobility was associated with a 28% reduction in odds of being a TB case (adjusted matched odds ratio 0.72 [95% confidence interval 0.49, 1.06]). Conclusion: Frequency of out-of-neighborhood travel is an easily measured variable that correlates closely with predicted mobility class membership. Mobility was associated with decreased risk of TB disease; this may be in part due to the higher socioeconomic status of mobile individuals in this population. However, more research is needed to improve assessment of mobility and understand how mobility affects disease risk and transmission.

Date: 2021
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