Table 2.
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.