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ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2017

The prevalence of tuberculosis among prisoners in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies.

Addisu Melese, Habtamu Demelash

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Article in Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  5. Undiagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated Individuals and Its Overlooked Transmission Risk for the Community in Central Ethiopia.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2025
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Addisu MeleseDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-2362-5500
Habtamu DemelashDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Debre Tabor University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExcept individual studies with varying prevalence rates, there are no national prevalence studies conducted in prison settings in Ethiopia. Appropriate estimates of the disease is essential to formulate health service plans most fitted for prisoners. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to pool the results of individual studies and estimate the prevalence of tuberculosis among prisoners in Ethiopia.

methodsMEDLINE/PubMed, Cochran library, and Google scholar databases were searched for potential studies on the prevalence of tuberculosis among prisoners in Ethiopia. A total of 177 titles were identified and 10 studies met the inclusion criteria. Descriptive and quantitative data of the included studies were presented in tables and forest plots. Potential sources of heterogeneity across studies were assessed using the Cochrane's Q and I

resultBased on the ten studies included in the meta-analysis, about 4086 prisoners were infected with tuberculosis (TB). The pooled prevalence of TB among prisoners was therefore 8.33% (95% CI; 6.28%-10.63%) and the pooled point prevalence was estimated at 888 per 100,000 prison population (95% CI; 531-1333). The prevalence of TB using microscopy alone was 6.59% (95% CI: 3.96-9.50%) whereas the prevalence of TB when microscopy is combined with either culture or molecular tests was 8.57% (95% CI: 4.94-12.6%).

conclusionThe pooled prevalence of tuberculosis among prisoners in Ethiopia is expectedly high. This high prevalence could explain the spread of TB within prisons and between prisoners and varies communities. Thus; attention should be given to prison settings to prevent the transmission and emergence of drug resistance TB both in inmates and general population. Further studies covering large scale prison population are needed to design effective diagnostic, treatment and preventive methods.

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EthiopiaMeta-analysisPrisonPrisonerSystematic reviewTuberculosis

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PMCPMC5563894
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