Reference no: EM13945373

Abstract Tuberculosis commonly abbreviated as( TB) is the deadliest single infectious agent after HIV/ AIDS in the world and has . Tuberculosis has left millions of people dead globally. TB has posed to beis a significant threat to public health in Liberia. This threat mostly applies to immigrants. The main objective of this study was to examine the correlation between the independent variables of the status of immigration, years of residence, and ethnicity or race and the dependent variable of TB infection within Monrovia between 2008 and 2014.

This quantitative study In examineding these possible relationships through an, an ecological perspective, theory was employed by this quantitative study and thus the study usinged secondary data that was gotten from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Liberia. The most significant predictors of TB infection rates according According to data analysis via linear regression, the most significant predictors of TB infection rates were the immigrant status, and ethnicity or race.

The results of this study provided health professionals in health with other resources that assisted in the effective ways of to assist in effective TB intervention and prevention. had the highest possibilities in the prevention of spreading TB through relevant data analysis. The research is important because it will help to reduce the incidence ofes of TB in Liberia by determining what groups to target to ensure the, prevalence and best utilization of resources. by directing them to the right target group.