Reduction of tuberculosis burden among prisoners in Mongolia: Review of case notification, 2001-2010

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 327-329

  Yanjindulam, P ^a   Oyuntsetseg, P ^b   Sarantsetseg, B ^c   Ganzaya, S ^b   Amgalan, B ^d   Narantuya, J ^e   Nishikiori, Nobuyuki ^e   Lambregts van Weezenbeek, C ^e  

^a National Centre for Communicable Diseases   (Mongolia)

^b Ministry of Health   (Mongolia)

^c Prison TB Hospital   (Mongolia)

^d World Vision Mongolia ^*  (Mongolia)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prisons; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETENTION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONGOLIA; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCREENING TEST; TREND STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MONGOLIA; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRISONERS; PRISONS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84857241472     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0251     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Aerts A, Hauer B, Wanlin M, Veen J. Tuberculosis and tuberculosis control in European prisons. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006; 10: 1215-1223. (Pubitemid 44713474)
2. Banu S, Hossain A, Uddin M K, et al. Pulmonary tuberculosis and drug resistance in Dhaka central jail, the largest prison in Bangladesh. PLoS One 2010; 5: e10759.
3. Sanchez A, Larouzé B, Espinola A B, et al. Screening for tuberculosis on admission to highly endemic prisons? The case of Rio de Janeiro State prisons. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009; 13: 1247-1252.
4. Habeenzu C, Mitarai S, Lubasi D, et al. Tuberculosis and multi-drug resistance in Zambian prisons, 2000-2001. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2007; 11: 1216-1220. (Pubitemid 350146303)
5. Noeske J, Kuaban C, Amougou G, Piubello A, Pouillot R. Pulmonary tuberculosis in the Central Prison of Douala, Cameroon. East Afr Med J 2006; 83: 25-30. (Pubitemid 43587298)
6. Stuckler D, Basu S, McKee M, King L. Mass incarceration can explain population increases in TB and multidrug-resistant TB in European and central Asian countries. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2008; 105: 13280-13285.
7. Pleumpanupat W, Jittimanee S, Akarasewi P, et al. Resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs among smear-positive cases in Thai prisons 2 years after the implementation of the DOTS strategy. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2003; 7: 472-477. (Pubitemid 36565418)
8. Harries A D, Nyirenda T E, Yadidi A E, Gondwe M K, Kwanjana J H, Salaniponi F M. Tuberculosis control in Malawian prisons: from research to policy and practice. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2004; 8: 614-617. (Pubitemid 38625069)
9. International Centre for Prison Studies, King's College London. World Prison Brief. London, UK: King's College, 2010. http:// www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/ law/research/icps/worldbrief/ Accessed December 2011.
10. Legrand J, Sanchez A, Le Pont F, Camacho L, Larouzé B. Modeling the impact of tuberculosis control strategies in highly endemic overcrowded prisons. PLoS One 2008; 3: e2100.
11. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention and control of tuberculosis in correctional and detention facilities: recommendations from CDC. MMWR Recomm Rep 2006; 55(RR-9): 1-44.
12. Levy M H. Tuberculosis control practices in some prison systems of the Asia-Pacific Region, 1997. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1999; 3: 769-773. (Pubitemid 29425945)