ArticleOccupational and environmental medicine2015
Prevalence and correlates of latent tuberculosis infection among employees of a high security prison in Malaysia.
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- Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in Malaysia: the first systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Global prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in East Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Tuberculosis among correctional facility workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Prisoners co-infected with tuberculosis and HIV: a systematic review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2016Pooled it
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection Diagnosis Using QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Kit Among Correctional Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Francisco Beltrão-PR, Brazil.Journal of community health · 2023Article
- Guards in Prisons: A Risk Group for Latent Tuberculosis Infection.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Article
- Tuberculosis and latent infection in employees of different prison unit types.Revista de saude publica · 2018Article
- Confronting the HIV, Tuberculosis, Addiction, and Incarceration Syndemic in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned from Malaysia.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2016Review
- Rights-Based TB Programs for Migrants and Prisoners Needed in North Korea.Health and human rights · 2016Article
- Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among prison officers in Paraná, Brazil: a longitudinal study.Revista espanola de sanidad penitenciariaArticle
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Abstract
objectivesAlthough prison employees share the same tuberculosis (TB) risk environment with prisoners, the magnitude of TB problems among prison employees is unknown in most resource-limited prisons. This survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence and correlates of tuberculin skin test (TST) positivity among employees in Malaysia's largest prison.
methodsConsented, full-time prison employees were interviewed using a structured questionnaire that included sociodemographic data, history of working in the correctional system and TB-related risk. TST was placed intradermally and read after 48-72 h. Induration size of ≥10 mm was considered positive. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore associations with TST positivity.
resultsOf the 445 recruited prison employees, 420 (94.4%) had complete data. Most were young (median=30.0 years) men (88.8%) who had only worked at this prison (76.4%) for a median total employment period of 60 months (IQR 34.5-132.0). The majority were correctional officers, while civilian employees represented only 7.6% of the sample. Only 26 (6.2%) reported having ever been screened for TB since employment. Prevalence of TST positivity was 81% and was independently associated with longer (≥12 months) prison employment (AOR 4.9; 95% CI 1.5 to 15.9) and current tobacco smoking (AOR=1.9, 95% CI 1.2 to 3.2).
conclusionsLatent TB prevalence was high in this sample, approximating that of prisoners in this setting, perhaps suggesting within prison TB transmission in this facility. Formal TB control programmes for personnel and prisoners alike are urgently needed within the Malaysian correctional system.
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