eprintid: 10120762
rev_number: 19
eprint_status: archive
userid: 608
dir: disk0/10/12/07/62
datestamp: 2021-02-03 10:52:22
lastmod: 2022-03-30 17:18:12
status_changed: 2021-02-03 10:52:22
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Haeusler, IL
creators_name: Torres-Ortiz, A
creators_name: Grandjean, L
title: A systematic review of tuberculosis detection and prevention studies in prisons
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B02
divisions: D13
divisions: G24
keywords: Jails, active case finding, infection control, mass screening, prisoners
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
abstract: Many studies have demonstrated that prisons are hotspots of tuberculosis disease and transmission. Despite this, it remains unclear which interventions are most effective at controlling tuberculosis in prisons. The objective was to determine the study designs used to investigate tuberculosis control in prisons, and the efficacy of interventions undertaken. This systematic review included published studies which had the aim of reducing TB incidence or prevalence, or increasing the number of people screened for active pulmonary tuberculosis in incarcerated populations. 2,429 records were identified, 178 full-text articles were screened, and 17 studies included. The majority of reports were before/after or prospective non-comparative studies. The median study duration was 23 months (range 5-144). The most common intervention was the introduction of active case finding (10/17 studies) but the timing and methods varied. Comparable pre- and post intervention outcome values were infrequently reported; therefore, it was not possible to quantify the efficacy of interventions. Data from studies of tuberculosis control in prisons is limited by a lack of: controlled interventions, reporting of pre-intervention methods, and comparable pre- and post-intervention outcomes. Prospective comparative trials of adequate duration to determine trends in incidence are necessary to understand which interventions are effective in prisons.
date: 2022
date_type: published
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2020.1864753
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1843375
doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1864753
lyricists_name: Grandjean, Louis
lyricists_id: LGRAN67
actors_name: Allington-Smith, Dominic
actors_id: DAALL44
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Global Public Health
volume: 17
number: 2
pagerange: 194-209
event_location: England
citation:        Haeusler, IL;    Torres-Ortiz, A;    Grandjean, L;      (2022)    A systematic review of tuberculosis detection and prevention studies in prisons.                   Global Public Health , 17  (2)   pp. 194-209.    10.1080/17441692.2020.1864753 <https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2020.1864753>.       Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10120762/1/Grandjean_RGPH-2020-0808.R1-TB-studies-prisons-Haeusler-for-author-approval_v2.pdf