2024
Excess 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
2020
Increased incarceration rates drive growing tuberculosis burden in prisons and jeopardize overall tuberculosis control in Paraguay
Sequera V, Aguirre S, Estigarribia G, Cellamare M, Croda J, Andrews J, Martinez L, García-Basteiro A. Increased incarceration rates drive growing tuberculosis burden in prisons and jeopardize overall tuberculosis control in Paraguay. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 21247. PMID: 33277515, PMCID: PMC7718226, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77504-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB casesPopulation attributable fractionAttributable fractionAnnual TB notification ratesNational TB Control ProgrammeOverall population attributable riskIncarcerated populationsTB control programsCharacteristics of tuberculosisPopulation attributable riskTB notification ratesTB control measuresTrend of tuberculosisPercentage of casesSame age groupIncarcerated casesTB burdenTB controlTuberculosis burdenCase RegistryTuberculosis controlTB epidemicAttributable riskNotification ratesRelative risk