Tuberculosis treatment outcomes after transfer or release from incarceration: a retrospective cohort study from Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionately affects people deprived of liberty (PDL). Prior studies have shown higher TB treatment completion rates among PDL compared to the general population. However, little is known about how incarceration-related movements such as transfers between facilities and releases to the community affect TB treatment outcomes.

Methods

We linked person-level incarceration data with TB notifications data from the Notifiable Disease Information System for the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul between January 2006 and December 2018. We constructed a cohort of PDL who were newly diagnosed with drug-susceptible TB and initiated treatment. We compared treatment outcomes between individuals who remained in the same carceral facility and those who

SUBMITTER: Mabene Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12541975 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature