Comparison of TB indicators in case and control prisons in different time periods
| Variables or Indicators | Case (intervention) prison | Control prison | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before (N) | During (N) | Follow-up (N) | p-value1 | p-value2 | Before (N) | During (N) | Follow-up (N) | p-value3 | |
| Population median | 6671 | 6900 | 7404 | – | – | 6126 | 5672 | 6088 | – |
| Duration (month) | 22 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 7 | 1 | – |
| Total number of suspected TB cases | 287 | 448 | 152 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | 483 | 99 | 21 | p < 0.0001 |
| Total number of patients who delivered sputum | 287 | 215 | 49 | p < 0.0001 | 0.015 | 483 | 99 | 21 | p < 0.0001 |
| Total number of patients with available sputum results | 287 | 199 | 42 | p < 0.0001 | 0.067 | 483 | 99 | 21 | p < 0.0001 |
| Total number of suspected TB cases with confirmed diagnosis | 287 | 419 | 142 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | 483 | 99 | 21 | p < 0.0001 |
| Total number of diagnosed TB cases | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.035 | 0.849 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0.690 |
| Number of smear-positive new pulmonary TB cases | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.205 | 0.759 | 18 | 4 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of smear-negative new pulmonary TB cases | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.202 | 0.652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.257 |
| Number of new extra pulmonary TB cases | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.284 | 0.867 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.592 |
| Number of smear-positive TB cases in newly entrant prisoners | Not registered | 1 | 1 | – | 0.038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of smear-positive TB cases in prisoners with close contact with smear-positive patients | Not registered | 0 | 0 | – | >0.9 | Not registered | Not registered | 0 | – |
| Number of smear-positive patients identified by lay providers | Not registered | 0 | 0 | – | >0.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.204 |
| Number of smear-positive pulmonary TB cases who monitored by smear delivered at the end of second, fourth, sixth month of treatment | 4 | 5 | Released | 0.421 | – | 14 | 4 | 0 | >0.9 |
| 5 | 5 | Released | 0.605 | – | 8 | 4 | 0 | >0.9 | |
| 4 | 5 | Released | 0.421 | – | 7 | 4 | 0 | >0.9 | |
| Number of patients with sputum smear conversion | 4 | 5 | Released | 0.421 | – | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.167 |
| Number of cured smear-positive pulmonary TB cases (negative smear after treatment completion) | 4 | 5 | Released | 0.421 | – | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.167 |
| Number of smear-positive pulmonary TB cases with incomplete medication | 2 | 0 | Released | 0.340 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of smear-positive pulmonary TB cases with treatment failure (positive smear in fifth month) | 0 | 0 | Released | >0.9 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of death in new smear-positive pulmonary TB cases | 1 | 0 | Released | >0.9 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of TB cases who tested for HIV | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0.033 | >0.9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of TB cases with positive HIV antibody ELISA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.580 | >0.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.287 |
| Number of TB cases who received ART | Not registered | 5 | 0 | – | 0.167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Variables or Indicators | Case (intervention) prison | Control prison | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before ( | During ( | Follow-up ( | Before ( | During ( | Follow-up ( | ||||
| Population median | 6671 | 6900 | 7404 | – | – | 6126 | 5672 | 6088 | – |
| Duration (month) | 22 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 7 | 1 | – |
| Total number of suspected TB cases | 287 | 448 | 152 | 483 | 99 | 21 | |||
| Total number of patients who delivered sputum | 287 | 215 | 49 | 0.015 | 483 | 99 | 21 | ||
| Total number of patients with available sputum results | 287 | 199 | 42 | 0.067 | 483 | 99 | 21 | ||
| Total number of suspected TB cases with confirmed diagnosis | 287 | 419 | 142 | 483 | 99 | 21 | |||
| Total number of diagnosed TB cases | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.035 | 0.849 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0.690 |
| Number of smear-positive new pulmonary TB cases | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.205 | 0.759 | 18 | 4 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of smear-negative new pulmonary TB cases | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.202 | 0.652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.257 |
| Number of new extra pulmonary TB cases | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.284 | 0.867 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.592 |
| Number of smear-positive TB cases in newly entrant prisoners | Not registered | 1 | 1 | – | 0.038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of smear-positive TB cases in prisoners with close contact with smear-positive patients | Not registered | 0 | 0 | – | >0.9 | Not registered | Not registered | 0 | – |
| Number of smear-positive patients identified by lay providers | Not registered | 0 | 0 | – | >0.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.204 |
| Number of smear-positive pulmonary TB cases who monitored by smear delivered at the end of second, fourth, sixth month of treatment | 4 | 5 | Released | 0.421 | – | 14 | 4 | 0 | >0.9 |
| 5 | 5 | Released | 0.605 | – | 8 | 4 | 0 | >0.9 | |
| 4 | 5 | Released | 0.421 | – | 7 | 4 | 0 | >0.9 | |
| Number of patients with sputum smear conversion | 4 | 5 | Released | 0.421 | – | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.167 |
| Number of cured smear-positive pulmonary TB cases (negative smear after treatment completion) | 4 | 5 | Released | 0.421 | – | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.167 |
| Number of smear-positive pulmonary TB cases with incomplete medication | 2 | 0 | Released | 0.340 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of smear-positive pulmonary TB cases with treatment failure (positive smear in fifth month) | 0 | 0 | Released | >0.9 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of death in new smear-positive pulmonary TB cases | 1 | 0 | Released | >0.9 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of TB cases who tested for HIV | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0.033 | >0.9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | >0.9 |
| Number of TB cases with positive HIV antibody ELISA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.580 | >0.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.287 |
| Number of TB cases who received ART | Not registered | 5 | 0 | – | 0.167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | >0.9 |
Note(s): 1 – Comparison within the case prison before and after the intervention, 2 – Comparison within the case prison in the intervention period and follow-up period, 3 – Comparing the case and the control prison in the intervention period
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