2024
Mass incarceration as a driver of the tuberculosis epidemic in Latin America and projected effects of policy alternatives: a mathematical modelling study
Liu Y, Mabene Y, Camelo S, Rueda Z, Pelissari D, Johansen F, Huaman M, Avalos-Cruz T, Alarcón V, Ladutke L, Bergman M, Cohen T, Goldhaber-Fiebert J, Croda J, Andrews J. Mass incarceration as a driver of the tuberculosis epidemic in Latin America and projected effects of policy alternatives: a mathematical modelling study. The Lancet Public Health 2024, 9: e841-e851. PMID: 39419058, PMCID: PMC11602220, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00192-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatin AmericaIncarceration policiesIncarcerated populationsEffects of policy alternativesDuration of incarcerationMinistry of JusticePrison admissionsIncarceration ratesMass incarcerationIncarcerationPolicy alternativesInternational health agenciesEl SalvadorHistorical riseTuberculosis incidenceLatinPrisonAge structureHealth agenciesCounterfactual scenariosCountriesPolicyHealth crisisNational Tuberculosis ProgrammeTuberculosis epidemicExcess tuberculosis risk during and following incarceration in Paraguay: a retrospective cohort study
Sequera G, Estigarribia-Sanabria G, Aguirre S, Piñanez C, Martinez L, Lopez-Olarte R, Andrews J, Walter K, Croda J, Garcia-Basteiro A. Excess tuberculosis risk during and following incarceration in Paraguay: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2024, 31: 100668. PMID: 38500958, PMCID: PMC10945421, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeople deprived of libertyMonths of incarcerationDuration of incarcerationRisk factors associated with TBPrison environmentIncarcerated individualsInstitution-level factorsIncarcerationPrisonTB control measuresFactors associated with TBHealth of peopleRisk of TBNational censusTB notification ratesLibertyRate of TBRisk of tuberculosisRetrospective cohort studyIncreased risk of tuberculosisTB programsAlarming riskParaguayPeopleCox regression models
2015
Active and latent tuberculosis in Brazilian correctional facilities: a cross-sectional study
Carbone Ada S, Paião DS, Sgarbi RV, Lemos EF, Cazanti RF, Ota MM, Junior AL, Bampi JV, Elias VP, Simionatto S, Motta-Castro AR, Pompílio MA, de Oliveira SM, Ko AI, Andrews JR, Croda J. Active and latent tuberculosis in Brazilian correctional facilities: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2015, 15: 24. PMID: 25608746, PMCID: PMC4307675, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0764-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionPrevalence of LTBITuberculin skin testActive TBLTBI prevalenceWeeks of symptomsHigh transmission settingsCross-sectional studyPopulation-based samplePoisson regression modelsDuration of incarcerationHierarchical Poisson regression modelActive diseaseTB infectionLatent tuberculosisTB casesHIV testingSputum cultureTuberculosis infectionPoint prevalenceSkin testTuberculosis incidenceRisk factorsMultivariable modelSputum samples