Community-based strategies for tuberculosis control in migrant communities: how to integrate determinants of vulnerability into decision-making

Perez Muto, Valeria; Tejada-Panduro, Gabriela; Ouaarab-Essadek, Hakima; Garcia-Circuns, Alícia; López-Espinilla, Mar; Mendioroz, Jacobo; Martínez Alguacil, Helena; Gómez i Prat, Jordi; Sicart Torres, Elisabet; Gavaldà Mestre, Laura

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Community-based strategies for tuberculosis control in migrant communities: how to integrate determinants of vulnerability into decision-making, 2025 (1.550Mb)

Author

Perez Muto, Valeria

Tejada-Panduro, Gabriela

Ouaarab-Essadek, Hakima

Garcia-Circuns, Alícia

López-Espinilla, Mar

Mendioroz, Jacobo

Martínez Alguacil, Helena

Gómez i Prat, Jordi

Sicart Torres, Elisabet

Gavaldà Mestre, Laura

Date

2025-10-15

Permanent link

http://hdl.handle.net/11351/13931

DOI

10.1186/s12889-025-24237-3

ISSN

1471-2458

PMID

41094434

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Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge, particularly among migrant populations, who face increased vulnerability due to social and structural determinants of health. In Catalonia, Spain, the Model of Community and Public Action (MACIP) programme was launched in 2023 to improve TB prevention and care through culturally adapted, community-based interventions delivered by community health workers (CHWs). This study aims to describe the vulnerability determinants among migrants diagnosed with TB and enrolled in the MACIP programme, and to present the community-based strategies implemented. The analysis was informed by a conceptual framework based on the social determinants of health, aimed at supporting people-centred, equity-oriented TB control and informing decision-making.

Keywords

Tuberculosis; Migrants; Public Health

Bibliographic citation

Martínez Alguacil H, Gómez I Prat J, Pérez-Muto V, Tejada Panduro G, Ouaarab Essadek H, Garcia Circuns A, et al. Community-based strategies for tuberculosis control in migrant communities: how to integrate determinants of vulnerability into decision-making. BMC Public Health. 2025 Oct 15;25(1):3498.