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Prevalence of tuberculosis and associated risk factors in the Central Prison of Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo

Overview of attention for article published in Tropical Medicine and Health, September 2016
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Title
Prevalence of tuberculosis and associated risk factors in the Central Prison of Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Tropical Medicine and Health, September 2016
DOI 10.1186/s41182-016-0030-9
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Guillaume MuasaPatoka Kalonji, Gérard De Connick, Léon Okenge Ngongo, Dieudonné Kazumba Nsaka, Thierry Kabengele, Félicien Tshimungu Kandolo, Félicien Ilunga-Ilunga, Albert Adelin, Didier Giet

Abstract

Tuberculosis still remains a major public health concern in several provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially in prison settings. The present study aimed at determining tuberculosis (TB) prevalence and associated risk factors in inmates of the Mbuji-Mayi Central Prison. This cross-sectional study was performed over a 6-month period (January to June 2015) in Mbuji-Mayi Central Prison. A total of 733 inmates were screened systematically for TB. The diagnosis was based on clinical examination and bacteriological tests. Tuberculosis was diagnosed in 130 inmates, what amounts to a 17.7 % prevalence (95 % confidence interval [CI] 15.1-20.6 %). The mean age ± SD of infected inmates was 31 ± 9.5 years old, and 94.8 % of them were male. Inmates were detained for a median period of 24 months (range: 3 months to 12 years). A cough lasting more than 2 weeks, body temperature higher than 39 °C, and weight loss were the predominating clinical signs. Factors independently associated with TB infection were overcrowding; highest population attributable fraction ([PAF] 88.2 %; adjusted odds ratio [OR] 9.8 [95 % CI 3.1-31.6]); malnutrition (body mass index of less than 18.5 kg/m(2)) (PAF 35.6 %; adjusted OR 2.1 [1.3-3.0]); and a detention period equal to or greater than 12 months (PAF 38.7 %; adjusted OR 2.1 [1.4-3.1]). Improving detention and sanitary conditions, as well as providing an adequate and early healthcare, are urgently needed to reduce TB prevalence in the prison environment.

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Unknown 89 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 17 19%
Researcher 9 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 8%
Student > Bachelor 6 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 3%
Other 9 10%
Unknown 38 43%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 22 25%
Nursing and Health Professions 9 10%
Environmental Science 3 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 2%
Social Sciences 2 2%
Other 11 12%
Unknown 40 45%
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