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Abstract

Incarcerated people have been reported to have higher rates of tuberculosis (TB) than the general population. However, TB is rarely reported among incarcerated people in correctional facilities in Mimika District, in Central Papua Province of Indonesia. This study aims to describe the outcomes of comprehensive screening and treatment of TB disease and latent TB infection (LTBI) within a prison in Mimika. In response to a newly reported case of TB within a prison, a facility-wide comprehensive screening and treatment program was carried out for both TB disease and LTBI between September 2021 and June 2022. We evaluated the outcomes of the screening intervention, including the number of people found to have TB and LTBI and the number and proportion of people who started and completed TB-preventive treatment at the facility. A total of 403 incarcerated people and facility staff participated in the comprehensive screening program. Ten participants were found to have TB disease, all of whom commenced treatment. LTBI was detected in 256 (64%) participants, 251 (98%) of whom completed TB-preventive treatment. Comprehensive screening revealed a high prevalence of TB disease and LTBI in this prison. Completion of treatment for TB disease and latent TB infection was high. These outcomes suggest a role for routine search–treat–prevent strategies for TB in this setting.

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Title
Comprehensive Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment at a Prison in Central Papua Province, Indonesia
Author
Aurelia 1 ; Kamaludin 2 ; Muslimin, Cahya 3 ; Balik, Yetty 4 ; Lestari, Trisasi 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hafidz, Firdaus 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Dewi, Christa 5 ; Lowbridge, Christopher 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Probandari, Ari 8   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Papuan Health and Community Development Foundation, Timika 99963, Indonesia 
 Mimika District Health Office, Timika 99963, Indonesia 
 Puskesmas Limau Asri, Mimika District, Timika 99963, Indonesia 
 Mimika District Penitentiary, Kuala Kencana 99968, Indonesia 
 Centre for Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia 
 Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia 
 Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0810, Australia 
 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Kota Surakarta 57126, Indonesia 
First page
241
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
24146366
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3120768947
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.