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Table 2 Screening & diagnostic tests results for HIV, Hepatitis and TB in central Jail Gaddani, Balochistan

From: Prevalence of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis; in a prison of Balochistan: a cross-sectional survey

Infection & Tools

Jail Inmates

Jail staffs

Staff’s family

Total

n = 356 (%)

n = 82 (%)

n = 129 (%)

N = 567(%)

Tuberculosis (TB)

 CAD4TB digital X-ray

356 (100)

82 (100)

127 (98.4)

565 (99.6)

 Abnormal (Score > 50)

109 (30.6)

26 (31.7)

37 (28.7)

172 (30.4)

 X-pert MTB/Rif Assay

120 (33.7)

12 (14.6)

16 (12.4)

148 (26.1)

 MTB+ Rif-^^

02 (0.6)

01 (1.2)

00 (0.0)

03 (0.5)

 Clinically diagnosed

00 (0.0)

00 (0.0)

02 (100)

02 (0.4)

HIV Three Serial RDTs

356 (100)

81 (98.8)

125 (96.9)

562 (99.1)

 Type-1 reactive

24 (6.7)

00 (0.0)

00 (0.0)

24 (4.3)

 Type-2 reactive

24 (6.7)

00 (0.0)

00 (0.0)

24 (4.3)

 Type-3 reactive

24 (6.7)

00 (0.0)

00 (0.0)

24 (4.3)

 CD4 Counta

19 (79.1)

00 (0.0)

00 (0.0)

19 (79.1)

 < 500

10 (2.8)

00 (0.0)

00 (0.0)

10 (1.77)

Hepatitis Positive RDT

356 (100)

82 (100)

122 (94.6)

560 (98.8)

 Hepatitis B positive

15 (4.2)

01 (1.2)

00 (0.0)

16 (2.9)

 Hepatitis C positive

37 (10.4)

03 (3.7)

01 (0.8)

41 (7.3)

 HBV+ HCV positive

01 (0.3)

00 (0.0)

00 (0.0)

01 (0.2)

  1. aCD4 Count done for reactive on 3 series HIV RDTs; CAD4TB Computer aided detection for TB, RDTs Rapid diagnostic tests, MTB+/Rif- Mycobacterium tuberculosis Detected/Rifampicin resistant not detected, HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, HBV Hepatitis B Virus, HCV Hepatitis C Virus