Table 2 Clinical characteristics of incarcerated population diagnosed with TB using alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs. 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 (%) | |
AIDS | ||||
Yes | 21(11.7) | 39(8.5) | 39(8.6) | 82(7.5) |
No | 155(86.6) | 409(88.9) | 394(87.4) | 971(88.4) |
Diabetes Mellitus | ||||
Yes | 7(3.9) | 13(2.8) | 8(1.8) | 21(1.9) |
No | 170(95.0) | 430(93.5) | 422(93.6) | 1025(93.3) |
Mental disorder | ||||
Yes | 4(2.2) | 9(2.0) | 8(1.8) | 17(1.5) |
No | 172(96.1) | 435(94.6) | 424(94.0) | 1029(93.6) |
Admission | ||||
New case | 136(76.0) | 359(78.0) | 344(76.3) | 880(80.1) |
Relapse | 11(6.1) | 29(6.3) | 30(6.7) | 70(6.4) |
Retreatment after treatment abandonment | 20(11.2) | 38(8.3) | 39(8.6) | 66(6.0) |
Transference | 12(6.7) | 34(7.4) | 38(8.4) | 79(7.2) |
Type | ||||
Pulmonary | 156(87.2) | 410(89.1) | 402(89.1) | 968(88.1) |
Extrapulmonary | 21(11.7) | 40(8.7) | 39(8.6) | 105(9.6) |
Pulmonary + extrapulmonary | 2(1.1) | 10(2.2) | 10(2.2) | 26(2.4) |
Radiograph | ||||
Suspected TB | 148(82.7) | 374(81.3) | 360(79.8) | 877(79.8) |
Normal | 3(1.7) | 10(2.2) | 9(2.0) | 32(2.9) |
Other pathology | 1(0.6) | - | - | 3(0.3) |
Not taken | 26(14.5) | 75(16.3) | 80(17.7) | 182(16.6) |
Sputum smear microscopy | ||||
Positive | 114(63.7) | 288(62.6) | 302(67.0) | 703(64.0) |
Negative | 35(19.6) | 80(17.4) | 65(14.4) | 179(16.3) |
Not taken | 25(14.0) | 86(18.7) | 78(17.3) | 202(18.4) |
Histopathology | ||||
Baar Positive | 15(8.4) | 16(3.5) | 22(4.9) | 69(6.3) |
Suggestive of TB | 5(2.8) | 21(4.6) | 19(4.2) | 44(4.0) |
Not suggestive of TB | 3(1.7) | 4(0.9) | 4(0.9) | 8(o.7) |
Not performed | 153(85.5) | 405(88.0) | 396(87.8) | 951(86.5) |
Molecular test | ||||
Rifampicin sensitivity detected | 65(36.3) | 227(49.3) | 223(49.4) | 432(39.3) |
Rifampicin resistance detected | 3(1.7) | 11(2.4) | 9(2.0) | 21(1.9) |
Not detectable | 9(5.0) | 35(7.6) | 29(6.4) | 57(5.2) |
Not performed | 97(54.2) | 179(38.9) | 182(40.4) | 543(49.4) |
Outcome | ||||
Cure | 116(64.8) | 312(67.8) | 301(66.7) | 743(67.6) |
Abandoned | 25(14.0) | 42(9.1) | 40(8.9) | 89(8.1) |
Death due to TB | 2(1.1) | 4(0.9) | 3(0.7) | 18(1.6) |
Death due to another cause | 5(2.8) | 15(3.3) | 9(2.0) | 31(2.8) |
Transferred | 18(10.1) | 43(9.3) | 51(11.3) | 119(10.8) |
DR-TB | 12(6.7) | 41(8.9) | 43(9.5) | 75(6.8) |