| Title |
Guards in Prisons: A Risk Group for Latent Tuberculosis Infection
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, May 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10903-018-0746-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Luisa Arroyave, Yoav Keynan, Deny Sanchez, Lucelly López, Diana Marin, Maryluz Posada, Zulma Vanessa Rueda |
| Abstract |
To determine the prevalence and incidence of LTBI among prison guards and to the risk factors associated with infection. Two male prisons in Medellín and Itaguí, Colombia. A cohort study was conducted in adult prison guards that consented to participate. Exclusion criteria included: previous or current active TB, or conditions that preclude TST administration. We screened 194 guards and completed 155 TST administrations. The prevalence of LTBI was 55.8% in prison one, and 39.1% in prison two. The risk factors associated with LTBI diagnosis included drug use at least once in a lifetime (PR: 1.75; 95% CI 1.42-2.15) and male sex (PR: 2.16; 95% CI 1.01-4.62). The cumulative incidence of TST conversion over 6 months was 3.2%. All conversions occurred in prison 1. Our findings suggest an occupational risk for LTBI prevalence and incidence among guards (different prevalence and incidence according to the prison they work). |
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|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 40 | 100% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 14 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 20% |
| Psychology | 4 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 16 | 40% |
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