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. 2017 Mar 23;12(3):e0174373. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174373

Table 1. Characteristics of included studies.

Author, Year [Citation] Country Study Design Data Sources Participants
Aerts, 2000 [25] Georgia Cross-sectional Prison system of Georgia between 1997 and 1998 445 TB positive prisoners
Balabnova, 2006 [30] Russia Prospective cohort Patients observed in Samara Oblast, Russia between 2002 and 2008 2099 TB positive patients (640 prisoners and 1459 civilians)
Balabnova, 2011 [31] Russia Prospective cohort Patients recruited in Samara Oblast, Russia between 2002–2003 880 TB positive patients (164 prisoners, 716 civilians)
Bonnet, 2005 [37] Russia Cross-sectional Kemerovo prison, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia in 2001 459 TB positive prisoners
Ibrayeva, 2014 [36] Kazakhstan Cross-sectional Prison systems of Karaganda and Akmola regions in 2012 “Civilian sector” of Kazakhstan 185 TB positive patients (60 prisoners, 125 civilians)
Ignatova, 2006 [28] Russia Cross-sectional Ozerki prison hospital, Tula Oblast, Russia between June, 2001 and June, 2002 87 TB positive prisoners
Jenkins, 2013 [32] Moldova Cross-sectional Moldovan TB database of all notified TB cases diagnosed nationwide between January 2007 and December 2010 23,152 TB positive patients (9,071 testable cases with 606 prisoners and 8,465 civilians)
Jenkins, 2014 [33] Georgia Cross-sectional All notified TB cases in Georgia between 2009 and 2011 All patients hospitalized and started on SLD in Georgia between 2009 and 2011 6931 TB positive patients (1,582 prisoners, 5,349 civilians)
Jugheli, 2008 [34] Georgia Cross-sectional Prison system of Georgia between 2001 and 2003 270 TB positive prisoners
Kimerling, 1999 [38] Russia Cross-sectional Colony 33, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia between December 1997 and March 1998 164 TB positive prisoners
Mar'iandyshev, 2005 [41] Russia Cross-sectional Arkhangelsk prison system, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia 343 TB positive prisoners
Mokrousov, 2009 [39] Kyrgyzstan Cross-sectional Moldovanovka prison TB hospital, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan between August and November of 2008 56 TB positive prisoners
Pfyffer, 2001 [29] Azerbaijan Cross-sectional Central Penitentiary Hospital of Azerbaijan 65 TB positive prisoners
Ruddy, 2005 [26] Russia Cross-sectional Samara Oblast, Russia 600 TB positive patients (291 prisoners, 309 civilians)
Shemyakin, 2004 [40] Russia Cross-sectional Serpukhov prison, Moscow Oblast, Russia between January and December 2001 130 TB positive prisoners
Spradling, 2002 [35] Russia Cross-sectional DST records of the Central Tuberculosis Dispensary of Oryol Oblast, Russia from 1 July 1999 through 30 June 2000 212 TB positive patients (41 prisoners, 171 civilians)
Toungoussova, 2003 [27] Russia Cross-sectional Archangel (Arkhangelsk) prison, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia 114 TB positive prisoners