Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of incarcerated population diagnosed with TB according to the type of drug used and total incarcerated population, Paraná, Brazil. (N = 1,099)
Variables | Incarcerated population using alcohol | Incarcerated population using tobacco | Incarcerated population using illegal drugs | Total incarcerated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 173(96.6) | 447(97.2) | 440(97.6) | 1064(96.8) |
Female | 6(3.4) | 13(2.8) | 11(2.4) | 35(3.2) |
Age group (years) | ||||
18 to 29 | 78(43.6) | 253(55.0) | 269(59.6) | 614(55.9) |
30 to 39 | 64(35.8) | 142(30.9) | 138(30.6) | 326(29.7) |
40 | 37(20.7) | 64(13.9) | 40(9.5) | 156(14.2) |
Race | ||||
Caucasian | 112(62.6) | 280(60.9) | 290(64.3) | 722(65.7) |
Mixed race | 48(26.8) | 136(29.6) | 122(27.1) | 275(25.0) |
African descent | 19(10.6) | 37(8.0) | 34(7.5) | 83(7.6) |
Asian descent | - | 3(0.7) | 1(0.2) | 3(0.3) |
Indigenous | - | - | - | 2(0.2) |
Ignored | - | 4(0.8) | 2(0.4) | 14(1.3) |
Education | ||||
Illiterate | 9(5.0) | 14(3.0) | 8(1.8) | 22(2.0) |
1st to 4th grade | 35(19.6) | 96(20.9) | 78(17.3) | 198(18.0) |
5th to 8th grade | 82(45.8) | 222(48.9) | 240(53.2) | 564(51.3) |
> 8 years | 32(17.9) | 77(16.7) | 62(13.7) | 297(27.0) |