Author/Year | Country | Study Design | Age/Gender | Population | Diagnostic Test | Prevalence | Associated Factors |
Filipek-Czerska et al. [7] | Poland | Cross-sectional | 20 - 57 years [M ± SD = 36.4 ± 7.9 years] male and female | 84 | QuantiFERON-TB Gold in Tube [QFT-GIT] | 16.6% [14/84] | Chronic diseases [p = 0.0014]; Length of employment in the prison [p = 0.0010] |
Arroyave et al. [8] | Colombia | cohort | 20 - 41 years; Masculino e feminino | 155 | Tuberculin Skin Test [TST] | 48.4% [75/155] | Use of drugs at least once in life [PR: 1.75; 95% CI 1.42 - 2.15]; Gender male [PR: 2.16; IC 95% 1.01 - 4.62] |
Nogueira et al. [9] | Brazil | Cross-sectional | 18 - 60 or older; Male and female | 945 | Tuberculin Skin Test [TST] | 37.6% [356/945] | Contact with inmate [OR = 2.12, 95% CI 1.21 - 3.71]; Male gender [OR = 1.97, 95% CI 1.19 - 3.27]; Between 30 and 39 years [OR = 2.98, 95% CI 1.34 - 6.63]; 40 to 49 years [OR = 4.32, 95% CI 1.94 - 9.60]; 50 to 59 years [OR = 3.98, 95% CI 1.68 - 9.43]; Non-white ethnicity [OR = 1.89, 95% CI 1.29 - 2.78]; Smoker [OR = 1.64, 95% CI 1.05 - 2.55] |
Bussato et al. [2017] [12] | Brazil | Cross-sectional | 18 - 50 or older; mean age of 38.6 years. Male and female | 114 | Tuberculin Skin Test [TST] | 27.9% [12/43] | Tuberculin test positivity and region [OR = 6.6 [1.3 - 50.9]; p < 0.05]. Length of employment in the prison [15.3 vs. 4.1 years] [p = 0.01] |
Al-Darraji et al. [11] | Malaysia | Cross-sectional | 21 e 64 years [mea age of 30 years, IQR 26 - 42]; Male and female | 420 | Tuberculin Skin Test [TST] | 81% [340/420] | Smoking [Adjusted OR [95% CI] - 1.94 [1.17 to 3.22]; p = 0.01] Length of employment in the prison [≥12 months] [Adjusted OR [95% CI] - 4.95 [1.54 to 15.93]; p = 0.007] |