Tuberculosis Case Finding Cascade and Treatment Outcomes among Male Inmates in Two Prisons in Zimbabwe

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of adult inmates with tuberculosis admitted at Harare Central Prison and Chikurubi Maximum Prison, Zimbabwe, 2015-2018.

Characteristics	Total	Percentage
Total	280
Age groups in years
18-29	63	22.5
30-44	168	60.0
45-59	36	12.9
≥60	13	4.6
Residence
Urban	151	53.9
Rural	122	43.6
Not recorded	7	2.5
Site of TB
Pulmonary	212	75.7
Extrapulmonary	15	5.4
Not recorded	53	18.9
Classification by sputum status
Bacteriologically confirmed	121	43.2
Clinically diagnosed	135	48.2
Not recorded	24	8.6
Classification by history of TB treatment
New	227	81.1
Previously treated	49	17.5
Not recorded	4	1.4
HIV and ART status
HIV negative	96	34.3
HIV positive and on ART	144	51.4
HIV positive and not on ART	29	10.4
HIV positive and ART status unknown	7	2.5
HIV status unknown	4	1.4

TB: tuberculosis; ART: antiretroviral therapy.