Research Article
Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Male Inmates in the Largest Prison of Eastern Nepal
Table 3
Association of TB among inmates with related variables.
| | Characteristics | Total suspected TB () | TB suspects with sputum test () | Inmates with TB () | Inmates without TB () | ‐value |
| | Age (in years) | | | | | 0.179 | | 18–44 | 42 (61.8) | 38 (63.3) | 2 (5.3) | 36 (94.7) | | ≥45 | 26 (38.2) | 22 (36.7) | 4 (18.2) | 18 (81.8) |
| | Education | | | | | 0.223 | | Illiterate | 28 (41.2) | 25 (41.7) | 4 (16.0) | 21 (84.0) | | Literate | 40 (58.8) | 35 (58.3) | 2 (5.7) | 33 (94.3) |
| | Time held in prison | | | | | 0.541 | | <12 months | 7 (10.3) | 7 (11.7) | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | | ≥12 months | 61 (89.7) | 53 (88.3) | 5 (9.4) | 48 (90.6) |
| | Previous incarceration | | | | | 0.052 | | Yes | 13 (19.1) | 10 (16.7) | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | | No | 55 (80.9) | 50 (83.3) | 3 (6.0) | 47 (94.0) |
| | Inmates per cell | | | | | 1.000 | | ≤50 | 36 (52.9) | 31 (51.7) | 3 (9.7) | 28 (90.3) | | >50 | 32 (47.1) | 29 (48.3) | 3 (10.3) | 26 (89.7) |
| | Alcohol intake | | | | | 1.000 | | Yes | 48 (70.6) | 43 (71.7) | 4 (9.3) | 39 (90.7) | | Never | 20 (29.4) | 17 (28.3) | 2 (11.8) | 15 (88.2) |
| | Smoking status | | | | | 0.675 | | Current user | 36 (52.9) | 32 (53.3) | 4 (12.5) | 28 (87.5) | | Nonuser/Ex‐user | 32 (47.1) | 28 (46.7) | 2 (7.1) | 26 (92.9) |
| | Chewing tobacco | | | | | 0.681 | | Current user | 37 (54.4) | 33 (55.0) | 4 (12.1) | 29 (87.9) | | Nonuser/Ex‐user | 31 (45.6) | 27 (45.0) | 2 (7.4) | 25 (92.6) |
| | Illicit drug use | | | | | 0.581 | | Yes | 15 (22.1) | 11 (18.3) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (100) | | No | 53 (77.9) | 49 (81.7) | 6 (12.2) | 43 (87.8) |
| | Injectable drug use | | | | | 0.275 | | Yes | 6 (8.8) | 3 (5.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | | No | 62 (91.2) | 57 (95.0) | 5 (8.8) | 52 (91.2) |
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