Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Sabah, Malaysia, 2012-2018.
Michelle May D GorohGiri Shan RajahramRichard AvoiChristel H A Van Den BoogaardTimothy WilliamAnna P RalphChristopher LowbridgePublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2020)
Between 2012 and 2018, TB notifications in Sabah State equated to 20% of Malaysia's total TB notifications, despite Sabah representing only 10% of Malaysia's population. We found hotspots of TB in urbanised population hubs and points of migration, as well as evidence of late presentation and diagnosis. Ensuring universal health coverage and expansion of GeneXpert® coverage is recommended to reduce barriers to care and early diagnosis and treatment for TB.