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Tarabay, A., Asencio, H. (2023). Distribución de casos auto-reportados de tuberculosis pulmonar activa en centros penitenciarios peruanos. Un subanálisis del censo penitenciario del año 2016 [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/668419
Tarabay, A., Asencio, H. Distribución de casos auto-reportados de tuberculosis pulmonar activa en centros penitenciarios peruanos. Un subanálisis del censo penitenciario del año 2016 [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/668419
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title = "Distribución de casos auto-reportados de tuberculosis pulmonar activa en centros penitenciarios peruanos. Un subanálisis del censo penitenciario del año 2016",
author = "Asencio Jimenez, Heyson",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2023"
}
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PT) is still considered one of the infectious diseases most relevant to public health worldwide due to its high morbimortality. Persons deprived of their liberty (PDL) are exposed to overcrowding, hence they are prone to contract infectious diseases, such as PT. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the distribution of self-reported cases of TBP in six Peruvian Penitentiary Centres (PC) according to the level of overcrowding. An observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study was carried out by using as database the only census conducted in 2016 to the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE), being able to determine the self-reported PT cases in 6 overcrowded PC from Lima, the department of Peru that has the highest intrapenitentiary tuberculosis prevalence. We calculated the active PT prevalence according to the level of overcrowding (low = 4 834, medium 3 902 and high 3 039/100 000 people). Also, the distribution patterns according to their overcrowding level were described. Overall, the distribution pattern of PT in the Peruvian PC was homogeneous. There are active self-reported PT cases all over the PC, despite overcrowding level and its distribution pattern. It should be borne in mind that the results presented are applicable to the sample studied; furthermore, by using a database with self-reports, the information could not be validated, and we show an approximation to the reality of the social and health diagnosis of PDL with active TBP in overcrowded PC in the department of Lima.
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