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Pulmonary tuberculosis incidence in Turkish prisons: importance of screening and case finding strategies

Türkiye’deki cezaevlerinde akciğer tüberkülozu insidansı: Olgu bulma ve tarama stratejilerinin önemi

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21–27
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2022-11-05
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This result highlights the need for adequate case- finding strategies in prisons.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the burden of pulmonary tuberculosis in 10 prisons mostly loca- ted in the Marmara Region of Turkey, and to compare them with the country incidence.
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Key Findings & Data:Tuberculosis screening was done between January 2006-January 2007.
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Conclusion & Impact:This result highlights the need for adequate case- finding strategies in prisons.
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the burden of pulmonary tuberculosis in 10 prisons mostly loca- ted in the Marmara Region of Turkey, and to compare them with the country incidence. Patients and Methods: All the inmates in ten prisons mostly located in the four cities in the Marmara Region of Turkey we- re enrolled in this study. Tuberculosis screening was done between January 2006-January 2007. Radiological screening for tuberculosis was performed by the mobile X-ray system and it was followed by bacteriological analysis of sputum for tuberculosis suspects. Four physicians evaluated the X-rays independently. Results: Four thousand six hundred and fifteen prisoners were detected by radiological screening. Three hundred and one (7%) of them were female and 4314 (93%) were male, age range was between 14-72 years. Age ranges of female and ma- le prisoners were 16-59 and 14-72 respectively. 398/4615 (8.6%) were young adults inmates with an age range of 14-18. Radiological abnormalities consistent with tuberculosis were found in 130 chest X-rays and followed by sputum bacteri- ology. Smear and culture positive pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed in five out of 130, were all male with mean age 33 ± 10 years. Tuberculosis prevalence in the prisons was found to be 108/100.000 which was four times higher than the ove- rall incidence of tuberculosis in Turkey in the year which the present study was conducted. Conclusion: Prisoners are one of the most important risk groups with high burden of tuberculosis in Turkey. This result highlights the need for adequate case- finding strategies in prisons.

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Giriş: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de Marmara Bölgesi’ndeki cezaevlerinde, akciğer tüberkülozu insidansını araştırmak ve Türkiye’deki genel akciğer tüberkülozu insidansıyla karşılaştırmaktır. Hastalar ve Metod: Marmara Bölgesi’nde dört şehirde bulunan toplam 10 cezaevindeki tüm hükümlüler çalışmaya alındı. Taramalar Ocak 2006-Ocak 2007 tarihleri arasında yapıldı. Radyolojik taramalar mobil-X ray cihazıyla yapıldı. Tüberküloz şüphesi olan olgulardan bakteriyolojik inceleme amaçlı balgam örneği alındı. Akciğer grafileri birbirinden bağımsız dört hekim tarafından ayrı ayrı değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Radyolojik olarak toplam 4615 hükümlü tarandı. Üç yüz bir (%7)’i kadın, 4314 (%93)’ü erkekti. Kadınların yaş dağılımı 16-59 yıl, erkeklerin yaş dağılımı 14-72 yıl idi. Tüm hükümlülerin 398/4615 (%8.6)’ini, yaş dağılımı 14-18 yıl olan gençler oluşturmaktaydı. Radyolojik olarak tüberküloz düşünülen 130 olgudan bakteriyolojik inceleme amaçlı üç kez bal- gam örneği alındı. Yüz otuz olgunun tamamı erkek ve yaş ortalaması 33 ± 10 yıl idi, beşine yayma ya da kültür pozitif ak- ciğer tüberkülozu tanısı koyuldu. Çalışmamızda cezaevlerindeki tüberküloz prevalansı 108/100.000 olarak bulundu. Bu değer, çalışmamızın yapıldığı tarihteki Türkiye’deki genel tüberküloz prevalansının dört katı yüksekliktedir. Sonuç: Türkiye’de cezaevlerindeki hükümlüler, tüberküloz açısından önemli risk gruplarındandır. Çalışmamız, cezaevlerin- de uygun olgu bulma ve tarama stratejilerine duyulan ihtiyacı vurgulamaktadır.

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ÖNGEN, G., UMUT, S., KILIÇASLAN, Z., BÖREKÇİ, Ş., BİRGEN, N., İÇMELİ, Ö. S., KARAGÜL, G., AKGÜN, S. (2022). Pulmonary tuberculosis incidence in Turkish prisons: importance of screening and case finding strategies. Tüberküloz ve Toraks, Cilt: 61 - Sayı: 1, 21–27. https://ajindex.com/articles/618689

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