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The objectives were to: 1. Describe the completeness and accuracy of information about active TB cases in the Manitoba TB Registry; 2. Validate administrative health data for identifying active TB cases; 3. Examine healthcare use of active TB cases over the disease course and the socio-demographic, comorbidity, and disease characteristics associated with healthcare use; 4. Assess the accuracy and [...] University of Manitoba Executive Summary Recommendations Recommendations arising from this study focus on: • The value of ongoing commitments to the quality and accessibility of the Manitoba TB Registry for research, surveillance, and program evaluation; • The benefits of forging and maintaining partnerships to strengthen the data available for TB research, surveillance, and program evaluation; • [...] In Chapter 2, we describe administrative data for studies about TB and the health the development of the study cohorts that are the basis and healthcare use of active TB and treated LTBI cases. [...] In Chapter 3, objectives were to: we focus on the quality (i.e., accuracy and completeness) 1. Describe the completeness and accuracy of of the Manitoba TB Registry (Objective 1), and the validity information about active TB cases in the Manitoba TB of Manitoba's administrative health data for ascertaining Registry; cases of active TB disease (Objective 2). [...] A total of 46.2% of the matched cohort was in the lowest A total of 1,419 individuals of the 1,686 individuals in the income quintile, compared to 54.6% of the Active TB Active TB Cohort had healthcare coverage extending from Cohort.