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Prisoners in India are five times more at risk of developing Tuberculosis (TB) than the general Population<\/a>, a first-of-its-kind study to assess prevalence of the communicable disease in prisons across the world has revealed.<\/p>\n

According to the study, published in TheLancet Public Health<\/a>, the incidence of TB in Indian prisons is 1,076 cases per 100,000 persons in prisons. In general population, TB incidence is 210 per 100,000 population, according to WHO TB report 2022.<\/p>\n

A study published in theInternational Journal of Infectious Diseasesin 2017, in which researchers examined the availability of TB Services<\/a> in countrys prisons, revealed diagnostic and treatment services for TB were available in 18% and 54% of the prisons respectively. Only half of the prisons screened inmates for TB on entry, while nearly 60% practised periodic screening of inmates, the study found.<\/p>\n

In the latest study, which looked at the incidence of TB among prisoners in 193 out of 195 countries researchers found approximately 125,105 of the 11 million people incarcerated globally developed TB in 2019 a rate of 1,148 cases per 100,000 people per year; significantly higher than the global incidence rate among all persons 127 cases per 100,000 people per year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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