Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis and associated factors among prisoners in Western Oromia, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
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Prisoners, suspected, overcrowding, sputumAbstract
The prevalence of tuberculosis among prison population is alarmingly high because the jails are like vibrant communities where vulnerable people gather. In 2017, researchers in Western Oromia, Ethiopia, set out to quantify the frequency of pulmonary tuberculosis and the variables that were thought to contribute to it. Data from 270 participants and sputum samples from 239 offenders were evaluated using GeneXpert to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis. Inmates' risk of developing pulmonary tuberculosis was investigated using logistic regression analysis. In the jails, the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis was 0.7% overall (42/5644 or 744/100000), and it was 15.6% among suspected cases (42/270 or 744/100,000) with a 95% confidence interval of (11.5-20). The risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in prisons increased when inmates smoked cigarettes before being incarcerated (AOR=3.55, 95% CI 1.29, 9.78), were in close contact with a known tuberculosis patient (AOR=5.63; 95% CI 2.19, 14.41), had cellmates (AOR=3.51; 95% CI 1.34, 9.19), and had a body mass index (BMI) below 18.5 kg/m2 (AOR=8.87; 95% CI 3.23, 24.37). Therefore, it is recommended that inmates in the prisons can be prevented by improving infection control procedures in correctional facilities and follow-up of patients with tuberculosis.
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