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. 2018 Jan 16;18:42. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2908-5

Table 3.

Comparing migrant study-derived prevalence to country of birth-derived prevalence

Country of birth Migrants In-country Comparison
N. tested Prevalence (95% CI) Reference Prevalence (95% CI) Reference
Afghanistan 293 1.0 (0.2–3.0) [32] 1.1 (0.6–1.9) [1] Comparable
Bangladesh 934 0.4 (0.1–1.1) [52, 53] 1.3 (0.2–2.2) [1] Comparable
Dutch Antilles 38 2.6 (0.1–13.8) [15, 45] 0.8b (0.2–1.3) [1] Higher
Egypt 465 2.4 (1.2–4.2) [54] 15.7 (13.9–17.5) [25] Lower
Former USSR 65 3.1 (0.4–10.7) [32] 3.3a (1.6–4.5) [1] Comparable
India 1334 0.4 (0.2–1.0) [52, 53] 0.8 (0.4–1.0) [1] Comparable
Iran 153 0.7 (0–3.6) [32] 0.5 (0.2 – 1a) [1] Comparable
Iraq 290 0.3 (0–1.9) [32] 3.2 (0.3–3.2a) [1] Comparable
Morocco 331 0.9 (0.2–2.6) [15, 45] 1.6 (0.6–1.9a) [1] Comparable
Pakistan 3562 2.8 (2.3–3.4) [30, 52, 53] 5.5 (4.4–5.5) [26] Lower
Suriname 225 2.4 (0.5–7.0) [15, 45] 0.8b (0.2–1.3) [1] Higher
Turkey 965 0.2 (0–0.8) [15, 45, 46] 1.0 (0.7–1.1) [22] Lower
Vietnam 126 1.6 (0.2–5.6) [32] 1.0 (0.8–1.8) [1] Comparable

aRegional estimate from GBD Eastern European region

bCaribbean GBD Regional estimate