. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 17.

Published in final edited form as: Afr J Med Med Sci. 2014 Sep;43(Suppl 1):45–50.

Table 1.

Socio-demographic data of the prison inmates screened for tuberculosis in Ibadan, south-western Nigeria

Variable	Category	Frequency(n)	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	153	93.3
Sex	Female	11	6.7
Age group (years)	16-20	12	7.3
	21-30	87	53.1
	31-40	42	25.6
	≥41	23	14.0
Occupation	Artisans	119	72.6
	Professional	2	1.2
	Livestock worker	9	5.5
	Civil servant	6	3.7
	Others	28	17.0
Duration in prison	<3 months	59	36.0
Duration in prison	> 3 months	105	64.0
History of previous prolonged cough	None	111	67.7
History of previous prolonged cough	Yes	53	32.3
History of sputum screening at entry	None	132	80.5
History of sputum screening at entry	Yes	32	19.5
History of previous TB screening	None	131	79.9
History of previous TB screening	Yes	31	20.1
History of BCG immunization	None	44	26.8
History of BCG immunization	Yes	120	73.2
History of contact with TB patient	None	86	52.4
History of contact with TB patient	Yes	78	47.6
History of cellmate with history of prolonged cough	None	68	41.5
History of cellmate with history of prolonged cough	Yes	96	58.5
Presence of cough	None	136	82.9
Presence of cough	Yes	28	17.1
History of drug abuse	None	71	43.3
History of drug abuse	Yes	93	56.7