Observational studyRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical2022
Tuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators.
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- Systematic review of the tuberculosis burden in prisons: Regional patterns and gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean.Global epidemiology · 2026Review
- Women and TB/HIV coinfection in Brazil: regional inequalities and trends in a scenario of vulnerability.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Article
- Factors associated with unfavorable tuberculosis treatment outcomes in the population deprived of liberty.IJTLD open · 2025Article
- Changes in incarceration and tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data.The Lancet. Public health · 2025Article
- Serial Mass Screening for Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated Persons in Brazil.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2024Article
- SpecificMicroorganisms · 2024Article
- Tuberculosis case notifications and outcomes in Peruvian prisons prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national-level interrupted time series analysis.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Toxoplasmosis Behind Bars: One Health Approach on Serosurvey Dynamics and Associated Risk Factors for Women Inmates, Correctional Officers, and In-Prison Feral Cats.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2024Article
- Health in Persons Deprived of Their Liberty in South America: A Painful Reflection of Our Public Health.Annals of global health · 2024Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB diagnosis in the Brazilian prison population, 2020-2021.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundTuberculosis is a worldwide public health problem and is more prevalent in specific populations, such as prisoners. The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiological and operational indicators of tuberculosis in prisoners in a southern region of Brazil.
methodsThis was a descriptive, observational study, utilizing secondary data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System on tuberculosis cases diagnosed in prisoners in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, from 2014 to 2018. Prisoner data used to calculate incidence were extracted from reports by the National Penitentiary Department.
resultsFrom 2014 to 2018, 3,557 tuberculosis cases were reported in Rio Grande do Sul prisoners. The incidence rate of tuberculosis in prisoners was 1,235/100,000 individuals in 2014 and 1,430/100,000 individuals in 2018. The proportion of new TB cases tested for HIV was high, 83.4% in this period; among those tested, 12.9% were HIV coinfected. The proportion of new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis confirmed by laboratory criteria was 52.6% in this period. In total, 18.4% of new pulmonary tuberculosis cases were initiated on directly observed treatment in this period, and 36.4% of contacts of new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with laboratory confirmation were examined. Among retreatment pulmonary tuberculosis cases, 82.4% were laboratory-confirmed.
conclusionsTuberculosis incidence is increasing on a per-capita and absolute basis in Rio Grande do Sul. Laboratory confirmation, HIV testing, directly observed treatment, and contact investigation rates were all low, indicating the need to improve medical and public health measures for tuberculosis control in prisons.
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