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Effectiveness of Systematic Screening and Treatment of Tuberculosis in Prison in Thailand
Atchara Rodgerd
Atchara Rodgerd
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Suratthani Hospital, Surat Thani, Thailand
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Thotsaporn Morasert
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Thotsaporn Morasert
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Suratthani Hospital, Surat Thani, Thailand
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ABSTRACT.
The global incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in prison is 5 to 70 times greater than that in the general population. The systematic screening and treatment of TB in prison benefit TB control and treatment outcomes. However, no study has supported this in Thailand. Here, we evaluated the effectiveness of long-term, continuous, systematic screening for TB control. We conducted a retrospective study in Suratthani Central Prison, Thailand, using annual TB screening from 2016 to 2020. A positive TB screening was defined as having any TB symptoms or chest radiography abnormality. We collected sputum smear and Xpert® Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin (MTB/RIF) results from those inmates with positive screening results. Bacteriologically confirmed TB was defined as a positive sputum smear or M. tuberculosis detected by Xpert assay. Inmates with clinically diagnosed TB were also eligible for this study. Those inmates diagnosed with active TB were sent to an isolation zone in prison and received anti-TB medicine using directly observed therapy and were monitored by pulmonologists during the treatment course via telemedicine. Of 18,965 TB screening events, 175 patients were diagnosed with TB. The 5-year prevalence was 922 per 100,000 inmates. The relative reduction in TB prevalence was 60.5% from 2016 to 2020. Overall, 94.3% of TB patients were successfully treated (sum of patients cured and treatment completed). Three TB patients died during the 5-year study period. All occurred in 2016. The systematic screening and treatment of TB in inmates effectively reduced the prevalence and mortality in Suratthani Central Prison. The success rate of treatment in this prison has been consistently high.
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Authors’ contributions: We confirm that all authors have contributed to this paper in the following ways: conception and design of the work, A. Rodgerd; data collection, A. Rodgerd; data analysis and interpretation, A. Rodgerd and T. Moraset; drafting the article, A. Rodgerd; final approval of the version to be published, A. Rodgerd and T. Moraset.
Financial support: This work was supported by
Disclosure: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Suratthani Hospital (protocol number: REC 67-0018). This study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki, The Belmont Report, the CIOMS Guideline, and ICH-GCP. Data were stored with privacy and guaranteed confidentiality.
Current contact information: Atchara Rodgerd and Thotsaporn Morasert, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Suratthani Hospital, Surat Thani, Thailand. E-mails: atchara_chest@hotmail.com and thot_kwan@hotmail.com.
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1.
WHO , 2023. Global Tuberculosis Report 2023. Available at: https://www.who.int/teams/global-tuberculosis-programme/tb-reports/global-tuberculosis-report-2023. Accessed March 5, 2024.
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2.
USAID , 2014. Tuberculosis in Prisons: A Growing Public Health Challenge. Available at: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/USAID-TB-Brochure.pdf. Accessed March 5, 2024.
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3.
World Health Organization , 2020. Global Tuberculosis Report 2020. Available at: https://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/en/. Accessed March 5, 2024.
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4.
Jittimanee SX , Ngamtrairai N , White MC , Jittimanee S , 2007. A prevalence survey for smear-positive tuberculosis in Thai prisons. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 11: 556–561.
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5.
Sretrirutchai S , Silapapojakul K , Palittapongarnpim P , Phongdara A , Vuddhakul V , 2002. Tuberculosis in Thai prisons: Magnitude, transmission and drug susceptibility. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6: 208–214.
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6.
Morasert T , Worapas W , Kaewmahit R , Uphala W , 2018. Prevalence and risk factors associated with tuberculosis disease in Suratthani Central Prison, Thailand. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 22: 1203–1209.
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7.
Bilmumad B , Liabsuetrakul T , Ngamtrairai N , Chongsuvivatwong V , 2021. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among Prisoners in Southern Thailand: Prevalence and Its Association With Imprisonment Status. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34464526/. Accessed March 5, 2024.
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8.
Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health , 2018. National Tuberculosis Control Programme Guidelines, Thailand 2018. Bangkok, Thailand: Bureau of Tuberculosis.
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9.
Harris PA et al., 2019. The REDCap consortium: Building an international community of software platform partners. J Biomed Inform 95: 103208.
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10.
Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand , 2015. Active Case Finding for TB, AIDS, Syphilis, Leprosy, Malaria and Liver Fluke. Nonthaburi, Thailand: Ministry of Public Health, 57.
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11.
WHO , 2022. WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Tuberculosis: Module 4: Treatment–Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis Treatment. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240048126. Accessed March 5, 2024.
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WHO , 2013. Definitions and Reporting Framework for Tuberculosis—2013 Revision. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. Available at: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/79199/1/9789241505345_eng.pdf. Accessed March 11, 2022.
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Al-Darraji HAA , Altice FL , Kamarulzaman A , 2016. Undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis among prisoners in Malaysia: An overlooked risk for tuberculosis in the community. Trop Med Int Health 21: 1049–1058.
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14.
Morishita F et al., 2017. Bringing state-of-the-art diagnostics to vulnerable populations: The use of a mobile screening unit in active case finding for tuberculosis in Palawan, the Philippines. PLoS One 12: e0171310.
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15.
Dolan K et al., 2016. Global burden of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis in prisoners and detainees. Lancet 388: 1089–1102.
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16.
Sanchez A , Massari V , Gerhardt G , Espinola AB , Siriwardana M , Camacho LA , Larouzé B , 2013. X ray screening at entry and systematic screening for the control of tuberculosis in a highly endemic prison. BMC Public Health 13: 983.
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17.
Pivetta de Araujo RC et al., 2024. Serial mass screening for tuberculosis among incarcerated persons in Brazil. Clin Infect Dis 78: 1669–1676.
-
18.
Stop TB Partnership , 2018. StopTB Field Guide 2: Strategies for Effective TB Case Finding in Prisons and Closed Settings. Available at: https://stoptb-strategicinitiative.org/elearning/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/STBFG_02.pdf. Accessed March 5, 2024.
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19.
Berhe G , Enquselassie F , Aseffa A , 2012. Treatment outcome of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia. BMC Public Health 12: 537.
-
20.
Wiriyaprasobchok A , Ngamvithayapong-Yanai J , Wongyai J , Nedsuwan SN , 2017. Characteristics and treatment outcome of prisoner and general tuberculosis patients in Mueang district, Chiang Rai province, Thailand. J Health Syst Res 11: 277–285.
-
21.
Nateniyom S et al.2004. Implementation of the DOTS strategy in prisons at provincial level, Thailand. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 8: 848–854.
-
22.
Reyes H , 2007. Pitfalls of TB management in prisons, revisited. Int J Prison Health 3: 43–67.
-
23.
Berihun YA , Nguse TM , Gebretekle GB , 2018. Prevalence of tuberculosis and treatment outcomes of patients with tuberculosis among inmates in Debrebirhan Prison, North Shoa Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Sci 28: 347–354.
-
24.
Anunnatsiri S , Chetchotisakd P , Wanke C , 2005. Factors associated with treatment outcomes in pulmonary tuberculosis in northeastern Thailand. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 36: 324–330.
-
25.
Gatechompol S , Harnpariphan W , Supanan R , Suwanpimolkul G , Sophonphan J , Ubolyam S , Kerr SJ , Avihingsanon A , Kawkitinarong K , 2021. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and feasibility of TB preventive therapy among Thai prisoners: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 21: 1206.
-
26.
Zhang G , Zhang Y , Zhong D , Meng S , An L , Wei W , Zhang Z , Fu Y , Wang X , 2020. High prevalence of and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among prisoners, Tianjin, China. Emerg Infect Dis J 26: 516.
-
27.
Chekesa B , Gumi B , Chanyalew M , Zewude A , Ameni G , 2020. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors in prison in East Wollega Zone of western Ethiopia. PLoS One 15: e0233314.
-
28.
Ministry of Public Health, Thailand , 2023. Clinical Practice Guideline Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment 2023. Nonthaburi, Thailand: Department of Disease Control, Tuberculosis Bureau, Ministry of Public Health.
-
29.
Coussens AK et al., 2024. Classification of early tuberculosis states to guide research for improved care and prevention: An international Delphi consensus exercise. Lancet Respir Med 12: 484–498.
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| Abstract Views | 1570 | 1570 | 342 |
| Full Text Views | 86 | 86 | 26 |
| PDF Downloads | 77 | 77 | 14 |