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. 2021 Sep 27;11(9):e052221. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052221

Table 2.

Prevalence of all forms of TB and bacteriologically confirmed TB

Cases/participants (n/N) Prevalence of all forms of TB per 100 000 (CI) P value Cases/participants (n/N) Prevalence of bacteriologically confirmed TB per 100 000 (CI) P value
Overall 132/8254* 1599 (1340 to 1894) 87/8237*† 1056 (847 to 1301)
Sex
 Male 129/8154 1582 (1322 to 1877) 0.60 84/8137 1032 (824 to 1276) 0.79
 Female 1/89 1124 (28 to 6102) 1/89 1124 (28 to 6102)
 Missing gender 2/11 2/11
Category of individual
 Adult (≥19 years) 124/7792 1591 (1325 to 1894) 0.82 79/7775 1016 (805 to 1265) 0.23
 Juvenile (<19 years) 8/462 1732 (750 to 3383) 8/462 1732 (750 to 3383)
Entry point*‡
 Residents 121/7757 1560 (1296 to 1861) 0.25 79/7740 1020 (809 to 1270) 0.21
 New entrants 11/494 2227 (1117 to 3949) 8/494 1619 (702 to 3166)

Residents include those screened through mass screening and those under entry screening as a transfer from other correctional facility. New entrants include those screened under entry screening from the community (police cells).

*Thirteen participants had missing values on TB.

†Seventeen participants were already on TB treatment, bacteriological status unknown.

‡Three participants had missing values on entry point.

TB, tuberculosis.