Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's deadliest curable communicable infectious disease. The eradication of TB is a significantly important intractable global public health challenge for health agencies at all levels. Global migration, cultural-socioeconomic factors and increase of multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB) affect the epidemiology of TB in the United States and other countries worldwide. Studies have shown that increase in TB knowledge and understanding contributes to early TB screenings/diagnosis, interventions and treatments, result in reducing MDR-TB, rates of TB transmissions, relapse, morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this project is: (1) to develop a TB screening risk assessment protocol for the Urban Public School District. This protocol will help identify, assess, test, monitor, control and prevent TB disease by screening high-risk populations for TB infection in the community and sending newly infected TB cases for treatment. (2) Also to create an educational module for the Urban Public School District's website to help educate, promote awareness and understanding of active TB disease and latent TB infection, TB transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, control and TB prevention programs to all students, faculty, administrators, staff and parents.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10100300; ProQuest document ID: 1783996030. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Nikolaos S. Moraros, EdD, MSN (CHN/MsHSA), BSN, BS (Biology)

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Thesis

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Literature Review

Research Approach

Other

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Urban Public Schools, Risk Assessment Protocol, Tuberculosis Prevention

Advisor

Abigail Mitchell

Second Advisor

Lisa Rafalson

Third Advisor

Jacqueline Andula

Degree

Master's

Degree Grantor

D'Youville College

Degree Year

2016

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-09-24

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