Question

A 56-year-old Inuit woman from a remote community presents to a nursing station with chronic cough and weight loss. She has night sweats and reports that two relatives were treated for tuberculosis (TB) recently. Which statement regarding TB epidemiology in Indigenous populations in Canada is most accurate and should guide your health advocacy?

Accepted Answer

TB rates remain substantially higher in Inuit and First Nations compared with non-Indigenous Canadians

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TB incidence is now similar between Inuit and the overall Canadian population

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TB rates are lower in First Nations and Inuit than in non-Indigenous Canadians

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TB has been eliminated in Indigenous communities in Canada

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TB affects only people born outside Canada and is very rare in Indigenous peoples

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