Table 2.
Age distribution of TB/tuberculin skin test and or HIV-positive cases among prison inmates
| Age range (years) | No. screened | No. (%) of inmates positive | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB+ | TB+HIV+ | TST+ | TST+HIV+ | HIV+ | TB+/TST+* | HIV+$ | ||
| 18-26 | 37 | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (45.9) | 3 (8.1) | 3 (8.1) | 21 (56.8) | 6 (16.2) |
| 27-35 | 80 | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) | 24 (30.0) | 14 (17.5) | 5 (6.3) | 40 (50.0) | 19 (23.8) |
| 36-44 | 30 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (40.0) | 4 (13.3) | 5 (16.7) | 16 (53.3) | 9 (30.0) |
| >44 | 21 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (47.6) | 4 (19.0) | 2 (9.5) | 14 (66.7) | 6 (28.6) |
| Total | 168 | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.6) | 63 (37.5) | 25 (14.9) | 15 (8.9) | 91 (54.2) | 40 (23.8) |
*All TB- and TST-positive cases with or without HIV infection;
$All HIV-positive cases with or without TB or M. tuberculosis-associated infection;
HIV=Human immunodeficiency virus;
TB=Tuberculosis;
TST=Tuberculin skin test