India | Mexico | Source | |||
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H-1B (High skilled work visas) | H-4 (Family members of H-1B) | H-2A (Agricultural work visa) | H-2B (Seasonal work visa) | ||
Average annual visa issuances | 70,577 | 43,766 | 55,189 | 35,298 | |
Hypothetical cohorta | 63,520 | 39,389 | 49,670 | 31,769 | Assumption |
Total active TB cases in cohort | 138 | 86 | 32 | 20 | Calculation |
India and mexico inputs | |||||
% with clinical findings suggestive of TBb | 3.35 | 3.35 | 2.2 | 2.2 | TB Indicator data |
Persons identified as Class B1c | 2128 | 1320 | 1068 | 683 | TB Indicator data |
% with active TB among those with clinical findings suggestive of TB | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | TB Indicator data |
Total number of active TB cases in home countries (prevalent cases)d | 85 | 53 | 25 | 16 | Calculation |
% of patients with active TB who enroll at panel physician sites | 61 | 61 | 77 | 77 | TB Indicator data |
Time for screeninge | 1 day | 1 day | 1 day | 1 day | |
Time for diagnosise | 3 days | 3 days | 3 days | 3 days | |
Time spent on treatment at panel physician sitee | 30% of 6 months treatment | 30% of 6 months treatment | 30% of 6 months treatment | 30% of 6 months treatment | |
Time spent at a local treatment sitee | 237.5 h | 237.5 | 237.5 | 237.5 | Calculation |
Domestic Inputs | |||||
% of Class B1s who will develop active TB in the U.S. | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | EDN 2011–2014 |
Number of Class B1s who will develop active TB in the U.S. (incident cases) | 53 | 33 | 6 | 4 | EDN 2011–2014 |
% receiving DOT only | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | [22] |
% receiving DOT and SAT | 29.3 | 29.3 | 35 | 29.3 | [22] |
% receiving SAT only | 8.7 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 8.7 | [22] |
% receiving DOT, healthcare worker visits patient | 60 | 60 | 1 | 60 | Assumption |
% receiving DOT, patient visits health department | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | Assumption |
% hospitalized (active detection)f | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | [23] |
% hospitalized (passive detection)g | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | [23] |
% presenting for follow-up at PHDs | 78.6 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 78.6 | [24] |
% receiving a simple follow-up | 10.76 | 10.76 | 8.46 | 8.46 | EDN 2011–2014 |
% receiving only chest radiograph | 28.44 | 28.44 | 39.04 | 39.04 | EDN 2011–2014 |
% Receiving chest radiograph, smears, and cultures | 39.4 | 39.4 | 31.1 | 31.1 | EDN 2011–2014 |
Time for diagnostic visitse | 2 h | 2 h | 2.5 h | 2 h | |
Time for treatment administratione | |||||
Healthcare worker visits patient | 8 min/visit | 8 min/ visit | 8 min/visit | 8 min/visit | Assumption based on previous study [13] |
Patient visits PHD | 1 h/visit | 1 h/visit | Does not travel | 1 h/visit | Assumption based on previous study [13] |
Time for follow-up visitse | 1.5 h/visit | 1.5 h/visit | 2 h/visit | 1.5 h/visit | Assumption based on previous study [13] |
Disease impairment | 12.5 days | 12.5 days | 12.5 days | 12.5 days | [25] |
Hospitalization | 14 days | 14 days | 14 days | 14 days | [26] |